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 | | Brown Shoe, through its wholesale divisions, owns and markets leading footwear brands including Naturalizer, LifeStride, Connie, Buster Brown; it also markets licensed brands including Dr. Scholl's and Carlos by Carlos Santana for adults, and Barbie, Spider-Man and Bob-the-Builder character footwear for children. |
 | | In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded pretax recoveries from the nonrecurring charges in 2001 of $2,012,000 ($1,215,000 aftertax) of which $803,000 is reflected as a reduction of Cost of Goods Sold and $1,209,000 is reflected as a reduction of Selling and Administrative Expense. |
 | | The Company's income tax provisions and benefits in the respective periods are influenced by the mix of domestic versus offshore operating income, and the nonrecurring charges and credits recorded in fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2002. |
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