| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Camping World Holdings, Inc. (“CWH”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. CWH was formed on March 8, 2016 as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering (the “IPO”) and other related transactions in order to carry on the business of CWGS Enterprises, LLC (“CWGS, LLC”). CWGS, LLC was formed in March 2011 when it received, through contribution from its then parent company, all of the membership interests of Affinity Group Holding, LLC and FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC (“FreedomRoads”). The IPO and related reorganization transactions that occurred on October 6, 2016 resulted in CWH as the sole managing member of CWGS, LLC, with CWH having sole voting power in and control of the management of CWGS, LLC (see Note 19 — Stockholders’ Equity). CWH’s position as sole managing member of CWGS, LLC, includes periods where CWH held a minority economic interest in CWGS, LLC. As of December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, CWH owned 52.9%, 50.2% and 51.2%, respectively, of CWGS, LLC. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of CWGS, LLC and reports a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements. The Company does not have any components of other comprehensive income recorded within its consolidated financial statements and, therefore, does not separately present a statement of comprehensive income in its consolidated financial statements. Description of the Business Camping World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is the world’s largest retailer of RVs and related products and services. As noted above, CWGS, LLC is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries. The Company has the following two reportable segments: (i) Good Sam Services and Plans and (ii) RV and Outdoor Retail. See Note 23 – Segments Information for further information about the Company’s segments. Within the Good Sam Services and Plans segment, the Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of the following offerings: emergency roadside assistance plans; commissions on property and casualty insurance programs; travel assist programs; extended vehicle service contracts; vehicle financing and refinancing assistance; and consumer publications and directories. Within the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, the Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of new and used RVs; commissions on the finance and insurance contracts related to the sale of RVs; the sale of RV service and collision work; the sale of RV parts, accessories, and supplies; the sale of outdoor products, equipment, gear and supplies; business to business distribution of RV furniture, and the sale of Good Sam Club memberships and co-branded credit cards. The Company operates a national network of RV dealerships and service centers as well as a comprehensive e-commerce platform, primarily under the Camping World brand, and markets its products and services primarily to RV and outdoor enthusiasts. Cybersecurity Incident The Company relies on the integrity, security and successful functioning of its information technology systems and network infrastructure (collectively, “IT Systems”) across its operations. In February 2022, the Company announced the occurrence of a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the encryption of certain IT Systems and theft of certain data and information (the “Cybersecurity Incident”). The Cybersecurity Incident resulted in the Company’s temporary inability to access certain of its IT Systems, caused by the disabling of some of its IT Systems by the threat actor and the Company temporarily taking certain other IT Systems offline as a precautionary measure. The Company engaged leading outside forensics and cybersecurity experts, launched containment and remediation efforts and a forensic investigation, which was completed as of September 30, 2022. The Company is continuing to take measures to enhance its IT Systems. Through its investigation, the Company identified that personal information of approximately 30,000 individuals was acquired without authorization, including, depending on the individual, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers. The Company complied with notification obligations in accordance with relevant law and cooperated with law enforcement. The Company has incurred costs related to investigation, containment, and remediation and expects to continue to incur incremental costs for the remediation of the Cybersecurity Incident, including legal and other professional fees, and investments to enhance the security of its IT Systems. Other actual and potential consequences include, but are not limited to, negative publicity, reputational damage, lost trust with customers, and regulatory enforcement action. In December 2022, three putative class action complaints were filed against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries arising out of the Cybersecurity Incident. The Company and plaintiffs executed a settlement agreement to resolve the putative class action complaints for an immaterial amount subject to court approval. On December 12, 2023 the court granted preliminary approval of the settlement agreement and set a final approval hearing for April 17, 2024. The Company does not expect that the Cybersecurity Incident will cause future disruptions to its business or that the Cybersecurity Incident, including anticipated costs associated with pending litigation, will have a future material impact on its business, results of operations or financial condition. Use of Estimates The preparation of these consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management has made its best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the consolidated financial statements, giving due consideration to materiality. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that management believes are reasonable. However, application of these accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. The Company periodically evaluates estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and makes changes on a prospective basis when adjustments are necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include certain assumptions related to accounts receivable, inventory, goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, long-lived asset impairments, program cancellation reserves, chargebacks, accruals related to estimated tax liabilities, product return reserves, and other liabilities. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity date of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Outstanding checks that are in excess of the cash balances at certain banks are included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and changes in the amounts are reflected in operating cash flows in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows. Contracts in Transit, Accounts Receivable and Current Expected Credit Losses Contracts in transit consist of amounts due from non-affiliated financing institutions on retail finance contracts from vehicle sales for the portion of the vehicle sales price financed by the Company’s customers. These retail installment sales contracts are typically funded within ten days of the initial approval of the retail installment sales contract by the third-party lender. Accounts receivable are stated at realizable value, net of an allowance for credit losses. Accounts receivable balances due in excess of one year was $8.8 million at December 31, 2023 and $9.6 million at December 31, 2022, which are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The allowance for credit losses is based on management’s assessment of the collectability of its customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the composition of the accounts receivable aging, historical bad debts, changes in payment patterns, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, and reasonable and supportable forecasts about the future. Relevant risk characteristics include customer size and historical loss patterns. Management has evaluated the expected credit losses related to contracts in transit and determined that no allowance for credit losses was required at December 31, 2023 and 2022. Management additionally has evaluated the expected credit losses related to accounts receivable and determined that allowances for credit losses of approximately $3.0 million as of December 31, 2023 and $4.2 million as of December 31, 2022 were required. The following table details the changes in the allowance for credit losses relating to current receivables (in thousands): The following table details the changes in the allowance for credit losses relating to current receivables (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2023 2022 Allowance for credit losses: Balance, beginning of period $ 4,222 $ 4,711 Charged to bad debt expense (954) 675 Deductions (1) (290) (1,164) Balance, end of period $ 2,978 $ 4,222 (1) These amounts primarily relate to the write off of uncollectable accounts after collection efforts have been exhausted. Concentration of Credit Risk The Company’s most significant industry concentration of credit risk is with financial institutions from which the Company has recorded receivables and contracts in transit. These financial institutions provide financing to the Company’s customers for the purchase of a vehicle in the normal course of business. These receivables are short-term in nature and are from various financial institutions located throughout the United States. The Company has cash deposited in various financial institutions that is in excess of the insurance limits provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The amount in excess of FDIC limits at December 31, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $47.4 million and $146.4 million, respectively. The Company is potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk in accounts receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of customers and their geographic dispersion. Inventories New and used RV inventories consist primarily of new and used recreational vehicles held for sale valued using the specific-identification method and valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost includes purchase costs, reconditioning costs, dealer-installed accessories, and freight. For vehicles accepted in trades, the cost is the fair value of such used vehicles at the time of the trade-in plus reconditioning costs. Products, parts, accessories, and other inventories primarily consist of installable parts, as well as retail travel and leisure specialty merchandise and are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value using the first in, first out method. The cost of RV and Outdoor Retail inventories primarily consists of the direct cost of the merchandise including freight and rebates. A portion of the products, parts, accessories and other inventory includes capitalized labor relating to assembly. Assets Held for Sale The Company continually evaluates its portfolio for non-strategic assets and classifies assets and liabilities to be sold (“Disposal Group”) as held for sale in the period in which all specified GAAP criteria are met. Upon determining that a Disposal Group meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, but does not meet the criteria for discontinued operations, the Company reports the assets and liabilities of the Disposal Group, if material, as separate line items on the consolidated balance sheets and ceases to record depreciation and amortization relating to the Disposal Group. The Company initially measures a Disposal Group that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are not recognized on the sale of a Disposal Group until the date of sale. The estimated fair value for Disposal Groups comprised of properties are typically based on appraisals and/or offers from prospective buyers. Property and Equipment, net Property and equipment is recorded at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, and, if applicable, impairment charges. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets: Years Building and improvements 40 Leasehold improvements 3 - 40 Furniture, fixtures and equipment 3 - 12 Software 3 - 5 Leasehold improvements are amortized over the useful lives of the assets or the remaining term of the respective lease, whichever is shorter. Leases Leases are recorded in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) (see Note 11 — Lease Obligations). The Company leases property and equipment throughout the United States primarily under finance and operating leases. For leases with initial lease terms at commencement that are greater than 12 months, the Company records the related asset and obligation at the present value of lease payments over the term. Many of the Company’s leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into the determination of lease payments when appropriate. The Company aggregates non-lease components with the related lease components when evaluating the accounting treatment for property, equipment, and billboard leases. Many of the Company’s lease agreements include fixed rental payments. Certain of its lease agreements include fixed rental payments that are adjusted periodically for changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). Payments based on a change in an index or a rate, rather than a specified index or rate, are not considered in the determination of lease payments for purposes of measuring the related lease liability. While lease liabilities are not remeasured as a result of changes to the CPI, changes to the CPI are typically treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Common area maintenance, property tax, and insurance associated with triple net leases, as well as payments based on revenue generated at certain leased locations, are included in variable lease costs, but are not included in the measurement of the lease liability. Most of the Company’s real estate leases include one or more options to renew , with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. If it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options, the periods covered by such options are included in the lease term and are recognized as part of the operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited to the shorter of the lease term or useful life if there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise. The Company cannot readily determine the rate implicit in its leases. Therefore, the Company must estimate its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate using a yield curve based on the credit rating of its collateralized debt and maturities that are commensurate with the lease term at the applicable commencement or remeasurement date. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis as of the beginning of the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company’s goodwill might be impaired. The Company has the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount or the Company elects to not perform a qualitative analysis, then it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the Company records an impairment of goodwill equal to the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. (see Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets). Finite-lived intangibles are recorded at cost, net of accumulated amortization and, if applicable, impairment charges. Long-Lived Assets Long lived assets are included in property and equipment, which also includes capitalized software costs to be held and used. For the Company’s major software systems, such as its accounting and membership systems, its capitalized costs may include some internal or external costs to configure, install and test the software during the application development stage. The Company does not capitalize preliminary project costs, nor does it capitalize training, data conversion costs, maintenance or post development stage costs. The Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company’s long-lived asset groups exist predominantly at the individual location level and the associated impairment analysis involves the comparison of an asset group’s estimated future undiscounted cash flows over its remaining useful life to its respective carrying value, which primarily includes furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements, and operating lease assets. For long-lived asset groups identified with carrying values not recoverable by future undiscounted cash flows, impairment charges are recognized to the extent the sum of the discounted future cash flows from the use of the asset group is less than the carrying value. The impairment charge is allocated to the individual long-lived assets within an asset group; however, an individual long-lived asset is not impaired below its individual fair value, if readily determinable. The measurement of any impairment loss includes estimation of the fair value of the asset group’s respective operating lease assets, which includes estimates of market rental rates based on comparable lease transactions. Long-Term Debt The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered for debt of the same or similar remaining maturities. Revenue Recognition Revenues are recognized by the Company when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Sales and other taxes collected from the customer concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. The Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative stand-alone selling price. The Company generally determines stand-alone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers or using the adjusted market assessment approach. The Company presents disaggregated revenue on its consolidated statements of operations. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period of time between payment and transfer of the promised goods or services will be one year or less. The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred in cases where the amortization period of those otherwise capitalized sales commissions would have been one year or less. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for revenue streams for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed. The Company accounts for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the good to the customer and does not evaluate whether shipping and handling is a separate performance obligation. Good Sam Services and Plans Good Sam Services and Plans revenue consists primarily of revenue from publications and marketing fees from various consumer services and plans. Roadside Assistance (“RA”) revenues are deferred and recognized over the contractual life of the membership. RA claim expenses are recognized when incurred. Marketing fees for finance, insurance, extended service and other similar products are recognized as variable consideration, net of estimated cancellations, if applicable, when a product contract payment has been received or financing has been arranged. These marketing fees are recorded net as the Company acts as an agent in the transaction. The related estimate for cancellations on the marketing fees for multi-year finance and insurance products utilize actuarial analysis to estimate the exposure. Promotional expenses consist primarily of direct mail advertising expenses and renewal expenses and are expensed at the time related materials are mailed. Newsstand sales of publications and related expenses are recorded as variable consideration at the time of delivery, net of estimated returns. Subscription sales of publications are reflected in income over the lives of the subscriptions. The related selling expenses are expensed as incurred. Advertising revenues and related expenses are recorded at the time of delivery. New and Used Vehicles RV vehicle revenue consists of sales of new and used recreational vehicles, sales of RV parts and services, and commissions on the related finance and insurance contracts. Revenue from the sale of recreational vehicles is recognized upon completion of the sale to the customer. Conditions to completing a sale include having an agreement with the customer, including pricing, whereby the sales price must be reasonably expected to be collected and having control transferred to the customer. Products, Service and Other Revenue from RV-related parts, service and other products sales is recognized over time as work is completed, and when parts or other products are delivered to the Company’s customers. For service and parts revenues recorded over time, the Company utilizes a method that considers total costs incurred to date and the applicable margin in relation to total expected efforts to complete our performance obligation in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to recognize over time. The remaining RV and Outdoor retail revenue consists of sales of products, service and other, including RV accessories and supplies, RV furniture, camping, hunting, fishing, skiing, snowboarding, bicycling, skateboarding, marine and watersport equipment and supplies. Revenue from products, service and other is recognized over time as work is completed, and when parts or other products are delivered to the Company’s customers. E-commerce sales are recognized when the product is shipped and recorded as variable consideration, which is net of anticipated merchandise returns that reduce revenue and cost of sales in the period that the related sales are recorded. When points are awarded to customers under the Good Sam Club program for purchases of products or services, a portion of the product or service revenue is allocated to the points liability based on the relative standalone selling price of the points, net of estimated breakage. The resulting point liability is deferred until the revenue is recognized when the points are redeemed by the customer as a reduction of the purchase price of future purchases of the Company’s products or services. Finance and Insurance, net Finance and insurance revenue is recorded net, since the Company is acting as an agent in the transaction, and is recognized when a finance and insurance product contract payment has been received or financing has been arranged. The proceeds the Company receives for arranging financing contracts, selling extended service contracts, and selling other insurance products, are subject to chargebacks if the customer terminates the respective contract earlier than a stated period. In the case of insurance products and extended service contracts, the stated period typically extends from one to seven years with the refundable revenue declining over the contract term. These proceeds are recorded as variable consideration, net of estimated chargebacks. Chargebacks are estimated based on ultimate future cancellation rates by product type and year sold using a combination of actuarial methods and leveraging the Company’s historical experience from the past ten years , adjusted for new consumer trends. The chargeback liabilities included in the estimate of variable consideration totaled $68.2 million and $76.4 million as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which are recorded as part of other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Good Sam Club Good Sam Club revenue consists of revenue from club membership fees and royalty fees from co-branded credit cards. Membership revenue is generated from annual, multiyear and lifetime memberships. The revenue and expenses associated with these memberships are deferred and amortized over the membership period. Unearned revenue and profit are subject to revisions as the membership progresses to completion. Revisions to membership period estimates would change the amount of income and expense amortized in future accounting periods. For lifetime memberships, an 18-year period is used, which is the actuarially determined estimated fulfillment period. Royalty revenue is earned under the terms of an arrangement with a third-party credit card provider based on a percentage of the Company’s co-branded credit card portfolio retail spending with such third-party credit card provider and for acquiring new cardholders. When points are awarded to cardholders under the co-branded credit card program relating to sign-up or card activity, a portion of the revenue from the third-party credit card provider is allocated to the points liability based on the relative standalone selling price of the points, net of estimated breakage. The resulting point liability is deferred until the revenue is recognized when the points are redeemed by the cardholder as a reduction of the purchase price of future purchases of the Company’s products or services or as a credit to their credit card balance. Advertising Expenses Advertising expenses are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $101.1 million, $150.7 million and $136.3 million, respectively. Advertising expenses relating to RV and Outdoor Retail segment were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Advertising expenses relating to the Good Sam Services and Plans segment were included in costs applicable to revenues in the consolidated statements of operations, since, by the nature of those revenue streams, they are integral to the generation of those revenues. Vendor Allowances As a component of the Company’s consolidated procurement program, the Company frequently enters into contracts with vendors that provide for payments of rebates or other allowances. These vendor payments are reflected in the carrying value of the inventory when earned or as progress is made toward earning the rebate or allowance and as a component of cost of sales as the inventory is sold. Certain of these vendor contracts provide for rebates and other allowances that are contingent upon the Company meeting specified performance measures such as a cumulative level of purchases over a specified period of time. Such contingent rebates and other allowances are given accounting recognition at the point at which achievement of the specified performance measures are deemed to be probable and reasonably estimable. Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs The Company reports shipping and handling costs billed to customers as a component of revenues, and related costs are reported as a component of costs applicable to revenues. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, $4.4 million, $7.2 million, and $8.0 million of shipping and handling fees, respectively, were included in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment as revenue. Income Taxes The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the asset and liability method, which requires an adjustment to the deferred tax asset or liability to reflect income tax rates currently in effect. When income tax rates increase or decrease, a corresponding adjustment to income tax expense is recorded by applying the rate change to the cumulative temporary differences. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position in accordance with accounting guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The Company classifies interest and penalties relating to income taxes as income tax expense. See Note 12 — Income Taxes for additional information. Seasonality The Company has experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in revenue, net income, and cash flows as a result of annual seasonality in its business. Because RVs are used primarily by vacationers and campers, demand for services, protection plans, products, and resources generally declines during the winter season, while sales and profits are generally highest during the spring and summer months. In addition, unusually severe weather conditions in some geographic areas may impact demand. The Company generates a disproportionately higher amount of its annual revenue in its second and third fiscal quarters, which include the spring and summer months. The Company incurs additional expenses in the second and third fiscal quarters due to higher sale volumes, increased staffing in its store locations and program costs. If, for any reason, the Company miscalculates the demand for its products or its product mix during the second and third fiscal quarters, its sales in these quarters could decline, resulting in higher labor costs as a percentage of gross profit, lower margins and excess inventory, which could cause the Company’s annual results of operations to suffer and its stock price to decline. Additionally, selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of gross profit tend to be higher in the first and fourth quarters due to the seasonality of the Company’s business. Due to the Company’s seasonality, the possible adverse impact from other risks associated with its business, including atypical weather, consumer spending levels and general business conditions, is potentially greater if any such risks occur during the Company’s peak sales seasons. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement |
