Basis of Presentation | BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared from the records of West Marine, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented, have been included. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 3, 2015 presented herein has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company that were included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2015 (the “2014 Form 10-K”). These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015 that were included in the 2014 Form 10-K. Accounting policies followed by the Company are described in Note 1 in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended January 3, 2015 . Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted for purposes of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements presented herein. 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 and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the 13-week and 39-week periods ended October 3, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the fiscal year ending January 2, 2016 . Historically, the Company's revenues and net income are higher in the second and third quarters and are lower in the first and fourth quarters of the fiscal year. The increase in revenues and earnings, principally during the period from April through August, is representative of the peak months for boat buying, usage and maintenance in most of the Company's retail markets. The Company's fiscal year consists of 52 or 53 weeks, ending on the Saturday closest to December 31. The 2015 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks ending on January 2, 2016 , and the 2014 fiscal year consisted of 53 weeks that ended on January 3, 2015 . All quarters of both fiscal years 2015 and 2014 consist of 13 weeks, other than the fourth quarter of 2014, which consisted of 14 weeks. All references to years relate to fiscal years rather than calendar years. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company's cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand, bank deposits and amounts in transit from banks for customer credit card and debit card transactions. As of October 3, 2015 , January 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 cash balances were $60.5 million , $45.7 million and $63.6 million , respectively. Reportable Segment West Marine is an omni-channel retail organization operating one reporting segment in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 280, Segment Reporting . The metrics used by our Chief Executive Officer (as the Company's chief operating decision maker) to assess the performance of the Company and the process he uses to allocate resources focus on viewing the business as a single integrated business. The Company has integrated systems and has commingled sales channel payroll expense, inventories, merchandise procurement and distribution networks to concentrate its strategy as an omni-channel retailer. Revenues from customers are derived from merchandise sales and the Company does not rely on any individual major customers. The Company considers its merchandise expansion strategy to be extremely important to the future success of the Company and is providing the following product category information. The Company's merchandise mix for the periods ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 , respectively, is reflected in the table below: 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended October 3, 2015 September 27, 2014 October 3, 2015 September 27, 2014 Core boating products 79.1 % 80.6 % 80.1 % 82.0 % Merchandise expansion products 20.9 % 19.4 % 19.9 % 18.0 % Total 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % The Company considers core boating products to be maintenance related products, electronics, sailboat hardware, anchors/docking/moorings, engine systems, safety, electrical, plumbing, boats, outboards, ventilation, deck hardware/fasteners, navigation, trailering, seating/boat covers and barbecues/appliances. The Company considers its merchandise expansion products to be apparel, footwear, clothing accessories, fishing, watersports, paddlesports, coolers, bikes and cabin/galley. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In April 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-08, Reporting of Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity . ASU 2014-08 provides a narrower definition of discontinued operations. The new guidance requires that only disposal of a component of an entity, or a group of components of an entity, that represents a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the reporting entity's operations and financial results should be reported in the financial statements as discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 also provides guidance on the financial statement presentations and disclosures of discontinued operations. ASU 2014-08 became effective for disposals (or classifications as held for disposal) of components of an entity that occur in annual or interim periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The provisions of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition and 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 to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to December 15, 2017 for annual reporting periods beginning after that date. FASB also approved permitting early adoption of the standard, but not before the original effective date of December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the new standard, and has not concluded whether the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. |