In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This guidance requires an entity to recognize revenue in a manner 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. The new standard also will result in enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. This guidance deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year from the original effective date. In accordance with the deferral, ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. In 2016, the FASB issued several amendments to clarify various aspects of the implementation guidance. ASU 2014-09 can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. At the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09 using the modified retrospective transition method and recognized the cumulative effect of applying this standard to opening retained earnings. The Company recorded a net after-tax reduction to opening retained earnings of approximately $4.2 million as of March 4, 2018. The comparative financial information has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605).

The majority of the Company’s revenue is generated from the sale of products in its retail stores, which will continue to be recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 resulted in the following changes:


•	A change in the timing of recognizing advertising expense related to direct response advertising. These costs that were previously expensed over the period during which the sales were expected to occur will now be expensed on the first day of the direct response advertising event.


•	A change in the presentation of the sales return reserve on the consolidated balance sheet, as estimated costs of returns will be recorded as a current asset rather than netted with the sales return reserve.


•	Changes in the presentation of certain other revenue streams on the consolidated statement of earnings between net sales, cost of sales, and selling, general and administrative expenses.

The below tables set forth the adjustments to the Company’s consolidated statement of earnings and consolidated balance sheet as a result of the newly adopted revenue recognition standard.



	Three months ended December 1, 2018
(In thousands)	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09		Impact of Adoption Increase/(Decrease)

Net sales	$	3,032,231	$	3,033,092	$	(861	)
Cost of sales	2,028,521		2,036,642		(8,121		)
Gross profit	1,003,710		996,450		7,260
Selling, general and administrative expenses	954,197		921,289		32,908
Operating profit	49,513		75,161		(25,648		)
Interest expense, net	22,691		22,691		—
Earnings before provision for income taxes	26,822		52,470		(25,648		)
Provision for income taxes	2,468		8,906		(6,438		)
Net earnings	$	24,354	$	43,564	$	(19,210	)
Net earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.18	$	0.33	$	(0.15	)



	Nine months ended December 1, 2018
(In thousands)	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09		Impact of Adoption Increase/(Decrease)

Net sales	$	8,720,916	$	8,726,573	$	(5,657	)
Cost of sales	5,763,797		5,787,579		(23,782		)
Gross profit	2,957,119		2,938,994		18,125
Selling, general and administrative expenses	2,747,519		2,714,637		32,882
Operating profit	209,600		224,357		(14,757		)
Interest expense, net	54,034		54,034		—
Earnings before provision for income taxes	155,566		170,323		(14,757		)
Provision for income taxes	38,997		42,686		(3,689		)
Net earnings	$	116,569	$	127,637	$	(11,068	)
Net earnings per share - Diluted	$	0.86	$	0.94	$	(0.08	)



	December 1, 2018
(In thousands)	As Reported		Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09		Impact of Adoption Increase/(Decrease)

Assets
Merchandise inventories	$	3,005,548	$	3,007,322	$	(1,774	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	474,285		383,155		91,130

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	793,916	$	678,601	$	115,315
Merchandise credit and gift card liabilities	330,759		341,429		(10,670		)
Retained earnings	11,388,910		11,404,199		(15,289		)

The Company expects the impact of the adoption of the new standard to be immaterial to the Company's full year fiscal 2018 consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. ASU 2017-01 requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of identifiable assets, the set of assets would not represent a business. Also, in order to be considered a business, an acquisition would have to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to produce outputs. Under the update, fewer sets of assets are expected to be considered businesses. ASU 2017-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company adopted this guidance at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and it did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This guidance requires an entity to recognize lease liabilities and a right-of-use asset for all leases on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about the entity's leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period, with earlier adoption permitted. In July 2018, the FASB approved an amendment to the new guidance that allows companies the option of using the effective date of the new standard as the initial application (at the beginning of the period in which it is adopted, rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period) and to recognize the effects of applying the new ASU as a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance sheet or retained earnings. Based on the effective dates, the Company expects to adopt the new guidance at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using the new transition election to not restate comparative periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but expects that it will result in a significant increase in the assets and liabilities recorded on the consolidated balance sheet.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure the amount of impairment loss, if any, under the second step of the current goodwill impairment test. Under the update, the goodwill impairment loss would be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2017-04 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.