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A Powerful Growth Platform

2010	 ANNUAL	 REPORT

A  POWERFUL  GROWTH  PLATFORM

HanesBrands	has	created	a	powerful	growth	platform	
through	its	investment	in	strong	worldwide	consumer	
brands,	a	global	supply	chain	and	a	flexible	long-term	
capital	structure.

STRONG  BRANDS

LOW-COST GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

STRONG  CASH  FLOW

The	company’s	brands	are	among	the	

HanesBrands	has	a	balanced	low-cost	

HanesBrands’	strong	operating	results	

strongest	in	their	basic	apparel	innerwear	

supply	chain	across	the	Western	Hemi-

and	cash	flow	have	resulted	in	a	flexible	

and	outerwear	categories	around	the	

sphere	and	Asia	that	supports	commercial	

long-term	capital	structure	that	can	deliver	

world	because	of	high	quality,	innovative	

businesses	in	7	core	growth	geographies:	

shareholder	value	in	numerous	ways,	

product	development	and	leading	

the	United	States,	Canada,	Mexico,	Brazil,	

including	debt	reduction	and	acquisitions.	

marketing	investment.	Hanes	is	America’s	

Japan,	China	and	India.	The	company	has	

The	company	successfully	acquired		

No.	1	basic	apparel	brand	and	can	be	

more	than	12,000	employees	in	Asia,	

found	in	nearly	nine	of	every	10	homes.

compared	with	500	just	four	years	ago.

Gear	For	Sports,	a	leading	licensed	logo	
apparel	seller,	last	year. 

U.S. MARKET  SHARE  LEADERSHIP

FINANCIAL  HIGHLIGHTS

Category 

HBI Unit Share Rank

NET  SALES (dollars in billions)

DILUTED  EPS (in dollars)

INNERWEAR

Intimate	Apparel	

	 Male	Underwear	

	 Socks	

	 Hosiery/Tights	

OUTERWEAR

	 T-Shirts	

	 Fleece	

	 Activewear	

5.0

2.5

#	1

#	1

#	1

#	1

#	2

#	1

#	3

$4.2

$3.9

$4.3

3.0

1.5

$1.34

$0.54

$2.16

$4.3

Source:	NPD	Group,	R12	Nov.	2010

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To Our Investors, 
We had a great year in 2010. Sales and earnings per share increased by double digits. 

We grew both domestically and internationally in our core product categories.  

We expanded our market share substantially, and we made a successful acquisition. 

Best of all, we are in a great position to do it again in 2011, even with the challenge  

of cost inflation. Our brands and market share are stronger than ever, and we aim  

to capitalize further on this strength.

GROWTH  TAKES  OFF  IN  2010 

After spending several years investing in our brands, investing in our global low-cost supply chain and strengthening  

our capital structure, HanesBrands is delivering growth. Net sales in 2010 increased by 11 percent and diluted EPS 

increased to $2.16 from $0.54 a year earlier. On the strength of 

shelf-space gains, sales increased in nearly every country and in every 

SIGNIFICANT  U.S.  MARKET  SHARE GAINS

category except sheer hosiery. Our market share gains were impressive  

in such a short period of time, particularly for men’s underwear.  

Gear For Sports, a leader in licensed logo apparel, began contributing  

to sales growth in the fourth quarter after our acquisition of the  

company and will continue this year. 

Men’s Underwear 

Socks 

Women’s Plus-Size 

Bras 

Activewear 

+ 5 pts

+ 2 pts

+ 2 pts

+ 2 pts

+ 1 pt

OVERCOMING  CHALLENGES  IN  2011  

Source: NPD Group, R12 Nov. 2010

The obvious challenge in 2011 for us, and the rest of the industry, is cost inflation, particularly the cost of cotton which has 

tripled in the last year. We benefit from our self-owned supply chain, which provides us earlier visibility to input-cost inflation 

compared with most of the industry. Fortunately, we used this information to our advantage by securing a substantial portion 

 of our 2011 cotton needs relatively early and at favorable prices, and we have taken price increases to respond to this new 

cost environment. We are in a great position to manage through this year’s inflation challenges. In fact, we believe that we  

have a competitive advantage: our brands command the No. 1 market share positions in key categories and our products  

are value-priced in the market. Therefore, we plan to price accordingly and continue to invest in our business.

This is the time to protect our product quality, advertise our brands, and partner on trade programs. With this continued 

investment, I am confident in our ability to have a very successful 2011.

Richard A. Noll 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 

March 2, 2011

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

R  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011

or

£  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from     to    . 

Commission file number: 001-32891

Hanesbrands Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland 
(State of incorporation) 
1000 East Hanes Mill Road 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 
(Address of principal executive office)

20-3552316
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
27105
(Zip code)

(336) 519-8080
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share and related
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

Name of each exchange on which registered:
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes R    No £

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.   Yes £    No R 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act  
of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject 
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes R    No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File 
required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes R    No £

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, 
to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K or any 
amendment to this Form 10-K.  R

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. 
See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 

Large accelerated filer   R 

Accelerated filer   £ 

Non-accelerated filer   £ 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company   £ 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes £    No R

As of July 2, 2010, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $2,307,420,788 (based 
on the closing price of the common stock of $24.30 per share on that date, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange and, for purposes of this 
computation only, the assumption that all of the registrant’s directors and executive officers are affiliates and that beneficial holders of 5% or more 
of the outstanding common stock are not affiliates).

As of February 14, 2011, there were 96,367,197 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding. 

Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates by reference to portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Forward-Looking Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Where You Can Find More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

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PART I

Item 1 

Business   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

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Item 1A 

Risk Factors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12

Item 1B 

Unresolved Staff Comments  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22

Item 1C 

Executive Officers of the Registrant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22

Item 2 

Item 3 

Item 4 

PART II

Item 5 

Item 6 

Item 7 

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23

Legal Proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23

(Removed and Reserved) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities  . . .   24

Selected Financial Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   26

Item 7A 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   54

Item 8 

Item 9 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   55

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   55

Item 9A 

Controls and Procedures  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   55

Item 9B 

Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   55

PART III

Item 10 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

Item 11 

Executive Compensation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

Item 12 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

Item 13 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

Item 14 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

PART IV

Item 15 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   56

Signatures   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   57 

Index to Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   E-1 

Financial Statements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F-1 

TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES AND SERVICE MARKS

We own or have rights to use the trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in conjunction with the operation of 
our business. Some of the more important trademarks that we own or have rights to use that may appear in this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K include the Hanes, Champion, C9 by Champion, Playtex, Bali, L’eggs, Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, 
Outer Banks, Zorba, Rinbros, Duofold and Gear for Sports marks, which may be registered in the United States and other jurisdic-
tions. We do not own any trademark, trade name or service mark of any other company appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking 

statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities 
Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements 
include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or 
current facts, and can generally be identified by the use of words 
such as “may,” “believe,” “will,” “expect,” “project,” “estimate,” 
“intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “continue” or similar expressions. 
In particular, information appearing under “Business,” “Risk Fac-
tors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations” includes forward-looking 
statements. Forward-looking statements inherently involve many 
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ 
materially from those projected in these statements. Where, in 
any forward-looking statement, we express an expectation or 
belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is 
based on the current plans and expectations of our management 
and expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable 
basis, but there can be no assurance that the expectation or 
belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. The following 
include some but not all of the factors that could cause actual 
results or events to differ materially from those anticipated:

n  our ability to successfully manage social, political, economic, 
legal and other conditions affecting our supply chain, such 
as disruption of markets, operational disruptions, changes in 
import and export laws, currency restrictions and currency 
exchange rate fluctuations;

n  the impact of significant fluctuations and volatility in the  
price of various input costs, such as cotton and oil-related 
materials, utilities, freight and wages;

n  the impact of natural disasters;

n  the impact of the loss of one or more of our suppliers of 

finished goods or raw materials;

n  our ability to effectively manage our inventory and reduce 

inventory reserves;

n  our ability to optimize our global supply chain;

n  current economic conditions;

n  consumer spending levels;

n  the risk of inflation or deflation;

n  our ability to continue to effectively distribute our products 

through our distribution network;

n  financial difficulties experienced by, or loss of or reduction in 
sales to, any of our top customers or groups of customers;

n  gains and losses in the shelf space that our customers  

devote to our products;

n  our debt and debt service requirements that restrict our 
operating and financial flexibility and impose interest and 
financing costs;

n  the financial ratios that our debt instruments require us  

to maintain;

n  future financial performance, including availability, terms and 

deployment of capital;

n  our ability to comply with environmental and occupational 

health and safety laws and regulations;

n  costs and adverse publicity from violations of labor or  

environmental laws by us or our suppliers;

n  our ability to attract and retain key personnel;

n  new litigation or developments in existing litigation; and

n  possible terrorist attacks and ongoing military action in the 

Middle East and other parts of the world.

There may be other factors that may cause our actual results 

to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our 
actual results, performance or achievements could differ materi-
ally from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking 
statements. We can give no assurances that any of the events 
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if 
any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of 
operations and financial condition. You should carefully read the 
factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K for a description of certain risks that could, 
among other things, cause our actual results to differ from these 
forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date 
of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are expressly qualified 
in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to 
update or revise forward-looking statements that may be made 
to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date made 
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than 
as required by law.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy  
statements and other information with the Securities and  
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You can inspect, read and 
copy these reports, proxy statements and other information 
at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., 
Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information regarding 
the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling 
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website 
at www.sec.gov that makes available reports, proxy statements 
and other information regarding issuers that file electronically.

n  the highly competitive and evolving nature of the industry  

We make available free of charge at www.hanesbrands.com 

in which we compete;

n  our ability to keep pace with changing consumer  

preferences;

n  the impact of any inadequacy, interruption or failure  

with respect to our information technology or any data  
security breach;

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(in the “Investors” section) copies of materials we file with,  
or furnish to, the SEC. By referring to our corporate website,  
www.hanesbrands.com, or any of our other websites, we do 
not incorporate any such website or its contents into this Annual 
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PART I

ITEM 1.  Business

General

We are a consumer goods company with a portfolio of 

leading apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, 
L’eggs, Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, Outer 
Banks, Zorba, Rinbros, Duofold and Gear for Sports. We design, 
manufacture, source and sell a broad range of basic apparel such 
as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, 
casualwear, activewear, socks and hosiery.

The basic apparel sector of the apparel industry is character-

ized by frequently replenished items, such as T-shirts, bras, 
panties, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, socks and hosiery. 
Growth and sales in the basic apparel sector are not primarily 
driven by fashion, in contrast to other areas of the broader  
apparel industry. We focus on the core attributes of comfort, 
fit and value, while remaining current with regard to consumer 
trends. The majority of our core styles continue from year to 
year, with variations only in color, fabric or design details. Some 
products, however, such as intimate apparel, activewear and 
sheer hosiery, do have more of an emphasis on style and innova-
tion. We continue to invest in our largest and strongest brands to 
achieve our long-term growth goals. In addition to designing and 
marketing basic apparel, we have a long history of operating a 
global supply chain that incorporates a mix of self-manufacturing, 
third-party contractors and third-party sourcing. On November 
1, 2010, we completed our acquisition of GearCo, Inc., known 
as Gear for Sports, a leading seller of licensed logo apparel in 
collegiate bookstores and other channels.

Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to  

December 31. All references to “2010,” “2009” and “2008” 
relate to the 52 week fiscal years ended on January 1, 2011  
and January 2, 2010 and the 53 week fiscal year ended on  
January 3, 2009, respectively.

Our operations are managed and reported in five operating 
segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial 
reporting purposes: Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery, Direct to 
Consumer and International. These segments are organized 
principally by product category, geographic location and distribu-
tion channel. Each segment has its own management that is 
responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses but 
the segments share a common supply chain and media and 
marketing platforms. In October 2009, we completed the sale 
of our yarn operations and, as a result, we no longer have net 
sales in the Other segment, which was primarily comprised of 
sales of yarn to third parties. The following table summarizes our 
operating segments by category:

Segment 

Primary Products 

Primary Brands

Innerwear

Intimate apparel, such as  
bras, panties and shapewear

Hanes, Playtex, Bali, barely there, 
Just My Size, Wonderbra 

Men’s underwear and  
kids’ underwear

Hanes, Polo Ralph Lauren*

Socks

Hanes, Champion

Outerwear

Activewear, such as  
performance T-shirts and  
shorts, fleece, sports bras  
and thermals

Champion, Duofold, Gear for Sports

Casualwear, such as T-shirts, 
fleece and sport shirts

Hanes, Just My Size, Outer Banks, 
Champion, Hanes Beefy-T

Hosiery

Hosiery

Direct to 
Consumer

International

Activewear, men’s underwear, 
kids’ underwear, intimate  
apparel, socks, hosiery  
and casualwear

Activewear, men’s underwear, 
kids’ underwear, intimate  
apparel, socks, hosiery  
and casualwear

*  Brand used under a license agreement.

L’eggs, Hanes, Donna Karan,* 
DKNY,* Just My Size

Bali, Hanes, Playtex, Champion, 
barely there, L’eggs, Just My Size

Hanes, Champion, Wonderbra,** 
Playtex,** Stedman, Zorba, Rinbros, 
Kendall,* Sol y Oro, Bali, Ritmo

** As a result of the February 2006 sale of the European branded apparel business of Sara Lee 
Corporation, or “Sara Lee,” we are not permitted to sell this brand in the member states of 
the European Union, or the “EU,” several other European countries and South Africa.

Our brands have a strong heritage in the basic apparel  

industry. According to The NPD Group/Consumer Tracking 
Service, or “NPD,” our brands held either the number one or 
number two U.S. market position by units sold in most product 
categories in which we compete, for the 12-month period ended 
December 31, 2010.

Our products are sold through multiple distribution channels. 

During 2010, approximately 44% of our net sales were to mass 
merchants in the United States, 15% were to national chains 
and department stores in the United States, 12% were in our 
International segment, 9% were in our Direct to Consumer 
segment in the United States, and 20% were to other retail 
channels in the United States such as embellishers, specialty 
retailers, wholesale clubs and sporting goods stores. We have 
strong, long-term relationships with our top customers, including 
relationships of more than ten years with each of our top ten 
customers. The size and operational scale of the high-volume 
retailers with which we do business require extensive category 
and product knowledge and specialized services regarding 
the quantity, quality and planning of product orders. We have 
organized multifunctional customer management teams, which 
has allowed us to form strategic long-term relationships with 

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these customers and efficiently focus resources on category, 
product and service expertise. We also have customer-specific 
programs such as the C9 by Champion products marketed and 
sold through Target stores and our Just My Size program at 
Wal-Mart stores.

Our ability to react to changing customer needs and industry 

trends is key to our success. Our design, research and product 
development teams, in partnership with our marketing teams, 
drive our efforts to bring innovations to market. We seek to 
leverage our insights into consumer demand in the basic apparel 
industry to develop new products within our existing lines and to 
modify our existing core products in ways that make them more 
appealing, addressing changing customer needs and industry 
trends. Examples of our recent innovations include:

n  Barely There Smart Sizes, a new bra sizing system that sim-

plifies and streamlines the traditional bra sizing configuration 
from 16 sizes to just five sizes with innovative, “shape to fit” 
technology (2010).

n  Wonderbra Secret Agent No Slip Fit Collection includes bras 
that feature shaping stay-in-place back and no slip straps that 
secretly work together to ensure everything stays comfort-
ably in place all day (2010).

n  Bali Comfort-U Bra with a feature that ensures that the 

straps and back stay in place, delivering the ultimate fit and 
comfort in a place most women don’t think to look — the 
back (2010).

n  Hanes Comfort Flex Underwear feature a softer, more 
stretchable waistband that comfortably shifts without  
pinching or binding (2010).

n  Hanes dyed V-neck underwear T-shirts in black, gray and  

navy colors (2009).

n  Champion 360° Max Support sports bra that controls  

movement in all directions, scientifically tested on athletes 
to deliver 360° support (2009).

n  Playtex 18 Hour Seamless Smoothing bra that features fused 

fabric to smooth sides and back (2009).

n  Bali Natural Uplift bras that feature advanced lift for the bust 

without adding size (2009).

n  Hanes No Ride Up panties, specially designed for a better fit 

that helps women stay “wedgie-free” (2008).

n  Hanes Lay Flat Collar T-shirts and Hanes No Ride Up boxer 

briefs, an innovation in product comfort and fit (2008).

n  Playtex 18 Hour Active Lifestyle bra that features active  

styling with wickable fabric (2008).

n  Bali Concealers bras, with revolutionary concealing petals for 

complete modesty (2008).

n  Hanes Concealing Petals bras (2008).

We have restructured our supply chain over the past four 
years to create more efficient production clusters that utilize 
fewer, larger facilities and to balance our production capability 
between the Western Hemisphere and Asia. We have closed 
plant locations, reduced our workforce and relocated some 
of our manufacturing capacity to lower cost locations in Asia, 
Central America and the Caribbean Basin. With our global supply 

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chain infrastructure in place, we are focused long-term on opti-
mizing our supply chain to further enhance efficiency, improve 
working capital and asset turns and reduce costs through several 
initiatives, such as supplier-managed inventory for raw materials 
and sourced goods ownership arrangements. We commenced 
production at our textile production plant in Nanjing, China, 
which is our first company-owned textile facility in Asia, in the 
fourth quarter of 2009 and we ramped up production in 2010 to 
support our growth, with the expectation of ramping up to full 
capacity by the end of 2011. The Nanjing facility, along with our 
other textile facilities and arrangements with outside contrac-
tors, enables us to expand and leverage our production scale as 
we balance our supply chain across hemispheres to support our 
production capacity. We consolidated our distribution network by 
implementing new warehouse management systems and tech-
nology and adding new distribution centers and new third-party 
logistics providers to replace parts of our legacy distribution 
network, including relocating distribution capacity to our West 
Coast distribution facility in California in order to expand capacity 
for goods we source from Asia. 

Our Brands

Our portfolio of leading brands is designed to address the 
needs and wants of various consumer segments across a broad 
range of basic apparel products. Each of our brands has a particu-
lar consumer positioning that distinguishes it from its competitors 
and guides its advertising and product development. We discuss 
some of our most important brands in more detail below.

Hanes is the largest and most widely recognized brand in our 

portfolio. The Hanes brand covers all of our product categories, 
including men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, bras, panties, 
socks, T-shirts, fleece and sheer hosiery. Hanes stands for 
outstanding comfort, style and value. According to Millward 
Brown Market Research, Hanes is found in 88% of the U.S. 
households that have purchased men’s or women’s casual 
clothing or underwear in the five-month period ended  
December 31, 2010.

Champion is our second-largest brand. Specializing in athletic 
and other performance apparel, the Champion brand is designed 
for everyday athletes. We believe that Champion’s combination 
of comfort, fit and style provides athletes with mobility, durability 
and up-to-date styles, all product qualities that are important in 
the sale of athletic products. We also distribute C9 by Champion 
products exclusively through Target stores.

Playtex, the third-largest brand within our portfolio, offers a 
line of bras, panties and shapewear, including products that offer 
solutions for hard to fit figures. Bali is the fourth-largest brand 
within our portfolio, offering a range of bras, panties and shape-
wear sold in the department store channel. Our brand portfolio 
also includes the following well-known brands: L’eggs, Just My 
Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Outer Banks, Duofold and Gear 
for Sports. We entered into an agreement with Wal-Mart in 2009 
that significantly expanded the presence of our Just My Size 
brand. These brands serve to round out our product offerings, 
allowing us to give consumers a variety of options to meet their 
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Our Segments

Our operations are managed and reported in five operating 
segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial 
reporting purposes: Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery, Direct to 
Consumer and International. These segments are organized 
principally by product category, geographic location and distribu-
tion channel. Each segment has its own management that is 
responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses but 
the segments share a common supply chain and media and 
marketing platforms. In October 2009, we completed the sale of 
our yarn operations and, as a result, we no longer have net sales 
in the Other segment, which was primarily comprised of sales of 
yarn to third parties. For more information about our segments, 
see Note 18 to our financial statements included in this Annual 
Report on Form 10-K.

Innerwear

The Innerwear segment focuses on core apparel products, 

such as women’s intimate apparel, men’s underwear, kids’ 
underwear, and socks, marketed under well-known brands that 
are trusted by consumers. We are an intimate apparel category 
leader in the United States with our Hanes, Playtex, Bali, barely 
there, Just My Size and Wonderbra brands. We are also a 
leading manufacturer and marketer of men’s underwear and 
kids’ underwear under the Hanes and Polo Ralph Lauren brand 
names. During 2010, net sales from our Innerwear segment 
were $2.0 billion, representing approximately 46% of total  
net sales.

Outerwear

We are a leader in the casualwear and activewear markets 

through our Hanes, Champion, Just My Size and Duofold 
brands, where we offer products such as T-shirts and fleece. Our 
casualwear lines offer a range of quality, comfortable clothing for 
men, women and children marketed under the Hanes and Just 
My Size brands. The Just My Size brand offers casual apparel 
designed exclusively to meet the needs of plus-size women. 
In 2009, we entered into a multi-year agreement to provide a 
women’s casualwear program with our Just My Size brand at 
Wal-Mart stores. In addition to activewear for men and women, 
Champion provides uniforms for athletic programs and includes 
an apparel program, C9 by Champion, at Target stores. We also 
license our Champion name for collegiate apparel and footwear. 
We also supply our T-shirts, sport shirts and fleece products, 
including brands such as Hanes, Champion, Outer Banks and 
Hanes Beefy-T, to customers, primarily wholesalers, who then 
resell to screen printers and embellishers. On November 1, 
2010, we completed our acquisition of Gear for Sports, a leading 
seller of licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores and other 
channels, which significantly strengthens our strategy of creating 
stronger branded and defensible businesses in our Outerwear 
segment. The operating results of Gear for Sports are included 
in the Outerwear segment. During 2010, net sales from our Out-
erwear segment were $1.3 billion, representing approximately 
29% of total net sales.

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Hosiery

We are the leading marketer of women’s sheer hosiery in 
the United States. We compete in the hosiery market by striving 
to offer superior values and executing integrated marketing 
activities, as well as focusing on the style of our hosiery prod-
ucts. We market hosiery products under our L’eggs, Hanes and 
Just My Size brands. During 2010, net sales from our Hosiery 
segment were $167 million, representing approximately 4% of 
total net sales. We expect the trend of declining hosiery sales to 
continue consistent with the overall decline in the industry and 
with shifts in consumer preferences.

Direct to Consumer

Our Direct to Consumer operations include our value-based 

(“outlet”) stores and Internet operations which sell products 
from our portfolio of leading brands. We sell our branded 
products directly to consumers through our outlet stores, as well 
as our websites operating under the Hanes, One Hanes Place, 
Just My Size and Champion names. Our Internet operations are 
supported by our catalogs. As of January 1, 2011 and January 
2, 2010, we had 224 and 228 outlet stores, respectively. During 
2010, net sales from our Direct to Consumer segment were 
$378 million, representing approximately 9% of total net sales.

International

Our International segment includes products that span 
across the Innerwear, Outerwear and Hosiery reportable seg-
ments and are primarily marketed under the Hanes, Champion, 
Wonderbra, Playtex, Stedman, Zorba, Rinbros, Kendall, Sol y 
Oro, Bali and Ritmo brands. During 2010, net sales from our 
International segment were $509 million, representing ap-
proximately 12% of total net sales and included sales in Latin 
America, Asia, Canada, Europe and South America. Our largest 
international markets are Canada, Japan, Mexico, Europe and 
Brazil, and we also have sales offices in India and China.

Design, Research and Product Development

At the core of our design, research and product development 

capabilities is an integrated team of over 325 professionals. A 
facility located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the center of 
our research, technical design and product development efforts. 
We also employ creative design and product development 
personnel in our design center in New York City and design  
personnel at the Gear for Sports facility in Lenexa, Kansas. 
In 2010, 2009 and 2008, we spent approximately $47 million, 
$46 million and $46 million, respectively, on design, research and 
product development, including the development of new and 
improved products.

Customers

In 2010, approximately 88% of our net sales were to custom-
ers in the United States and approximately 12% were to custom-
ers outside the United States. Domestically, almost 81% of our 
net sales were wholesale sales to retailers, 10% were direct to 
consumers and 9% were wholesale sales to wholesalers and 
third-party embellishers. We have well-established relationships 
with some of the largest apparel retailers in the world. Our 
largest customers are Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., or “Wal-Mart,” Target 
Corporation, or “Target,” and Kohl’s Corporation, or “Kohl’s,” 

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accounting for 26%, 17% and 6%, respectively, of our total sales 
in 2010. As is common in the basic apparel industry, we generally 
do not have purchase agreements that obligate our customers to 
purchase our products. However, all of our key customer relation-
ships have been in place for ten years or more. Wal-Mart, Target, 
Kohl’s and CVS Caremark, “CVS,” are our only customers with 
sales that exceed 10% of any individual segment’s sales. In our 
Innerwear segment, Wal-Mart accounted for 38% of sales, Target 
accounted for 16% of sales and Kohl’s accounted for 11% of 
sales during 2010. In our Outerwear segment, Target accounted 
for 31% of sales and Wal-Mart accounted for 20% of sales during 
2010. In our Hosiery segment, Wal-Mart accounted for 25% of 
sales, Target accounted for 12% of sales and CVS accounted for 
11% of sales during 2010.

Due to their size and operational scale, high-volume retail-

ers such as Wal-Mart and Target require extensive category 
and product knowledge and specialized services regarding the 
quantity, quality and timing of product orders. We have orga-
nized multifunctional customer management teams, which has 
allowed us to form strategic long-term relationships with these 
customers and efficiently focus resources on category, product 
and service expertise. Smaller regional customers attracted 
to our leading brands and quality products also represent an 
important component of our distribution. Our organizational 
model provides for an efficient use of resources that delivers 
a high level of category and channel expertise and services to 
these customers.

Sales to the mass merchant channel in the United States 

accounted for approximately 44% of our net sales in 2010. We 
sell all of our product categories in this channel primarily under 
our Hanes, Just My Size and Playtex brands. Mass merchants 
feature high-volume, low-cost sales of basic apparel items along 
with a diverse variety of consumer goods products, such as 
grocery and drug products and other hard lines, and are char-
acterized by large retailers, such as Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart, which 
accounted for approximately 26% of our net sales in 2010, is  
our largest mass merchant customer.

Sales to the national chains and department stores channel 
in the United States accounted for approximately 15% of our net 
sales in 2010. These retailers target a higher-income consumer 
than mass merchants, focus more of their sales on apparel items 
rather than other consumer goods such as grocery and drug 
products, and are characterized by large retailers such as Kohl’s, 
JC Penney Company, Inc. and Sears Holdings Corporation.  
We sell all of our product categories in this channel. Traditional 
department stores target higher-income consumers and carry 
more high-end, fashion conscious products than national chains 
or mass merchants and tend to operate in higher-income areas 
and commercial centers. Traditional department stores are char-
acterized by large retailers such as Macy’s and Dillard’s, Inc. We 
sell products in our intimate apparel, hosiery, socks, activewear 
and underwear categories through department stores.

Sales in our Direct to Consumer segment in the United 
States accounted for approximately 9% of our net sales in 2010. 
We sell our branded products directly to consumers through our 
224 outlet stores, as well as our websites operating under the 

Hanes, One Hanes Place, Just My Size and Champion names. 
Our outlet stores are value-based, offering the consumer a 
savings of 25% to 40% off suggested retail prices, and sell 
first-quality, excess, post-season, obsolete and slightly imperfect 
products. Our websites, supported by our catalogs, address the 
growing direct to consumer channel that operates in today’s 24/7 
retail environment, and we have an active database of approxi-
mately four million consumers receiving our catalogs and emails. 
Our websites received over 20 million unique visitors in 2010.
Sales in our International segment represented approxi-
mately 12% of our net sales in 2010, and included sales in Latin 
America, Asia, Canada, Europe and South America. Our largest 
international markets are Canada, Japan, Mexico, Europe and 
Brazil, and we also have sales offices in India and China. We 
operate in several locations in Latin America including Mexico, 
Argentina, Brazil and Central America. From an export busi-
ness perspective, we use distributors to service customers 
in the Middle East and Asia, and have a limited presence in 
Latin America. The brands that are the primary focus of the 
export business include Hanes and Champion socks, Champion 
activewear, Hanes underwear and Bali, Playtex, Wonderbra 
and barely there intimate apparel. As discussed below under 
“Intellectual Property,” we are not permitted to sell Wonderbra 
and Playtex branded products in the member states of the EU, 
several other European countries, and South Africa. For more 
information about our sales on a geographic basis, see Note 19 
to our financial statements.

Sales in other channels in the United States represented 
approximately 20% of our net sales in 2010. We sell T-shirts, 
golf and sport shirts and fleece sweatshirts to wholesalers 
and third-party embellishers primarily under our Hanes, Hanes 
Beefy-T and Outer Banks brands. Sales to wholesalers and third-
party embellishers accounted for approximately 8% of our net 
sales in 2010. We also sell a significant range of our underwear, 
activewear and socks products under the Champion brand to 
wholesale clubs, such as Costco, and sporting goods stores, 
such as The Sports Authority, Inc. We sell primarily legwear and 
underwear products under the Hanes and L’eggs brands to food, 
drug and variety stores. We sell products that span across our 
Innerwear, Outerwear and Hosiery segments to the U.S. military 
for sale to servicemen and servicewomen.

Inventory

Effective inventory management is a key component of our 

future success. Because our customers generally do not pur-
chase our products under long-term supply contracts, but rather 
on a purchase order basis, effective inventory management 
requires close coordination with the customer base. Through 
Kanban, a multi-initiative effort that determines production 
quantities, and in doing so, facilitates just-in-time production and 
ordering systems, as well as inventory management, demand 
prioritization and related initiatives, we seek to ensure that prod-
ucts are available to meet customer demands while effectively 
managing inventory levels. We also employ various other types 
of inventory management techniques that include collaborative 
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management and various forms of replenishment management 
processes. Our supplier-managed inventory initiative is intended 
to shift raw material ownership and management to our suppli-
ers until consumption, freeing up cash and improving response 
time. We have demand management planners in our customer 
management group who work closely with customers to 
develop demand forecasts that are passed to the supply chain. 
We also have professionals within the customer management 
group who coordinate daily with our larger customers to help 
ensure that our customers’ planned inventory levels are in fact 
available at their individual retail outlets. Additionally, within our 
supply chain organization we have dedicated professionals who 
translate the demand forecast into our inventory strategy and 
specific production plans. These individuals work closely with our 
customer management team to balance inventory investment/
exposure with customer service targets.

Seasonality

n  Hanes announced a new national environmental advertis-

ing campaign, titled “For Future Generations.” The ad, which 
began airing in the Spring of 2010, takes a lighthearted 
approach to the brand’s environmental responsibility efforts, 
including eco-friendly products. Hanes also debuted a new 
consumer website (www.hanesgreen.com) where visitors 
can learn more about the brand’s environmental responsibil-
ity effort and watch the “Future Generations” ad. 

n  Champion introduced a sports bra blog designed to spur 

online dialogue around all things related to breast health and 
sports bras. The blog features comments and questions by 
women of all fitness levels from industry experts to first-
time exercisers as well as the latest on emerging product 
innovations and style choices.

n  Playtex began airing a series of web videos featuring 10 

women who won a Playtex bra makeover trip to New York 
with style expert Allison Deyette.

Our operating results are subject to some variability due to 

We also continued some of our existing advertising and 

seasonality and other factors. Generally, our diverse range of 
product offerings helps mitigate the impact of seasonal changes 
in demand for certain items. Sales are typically higher in the 
last two quarters (July to December) of each fiscal year. Socks, 
hosiery and fleece products generally have higher sales during 
this period as a result of cooler weather, back-to-school shopping 
and holidays. Sales levels in any period are also impacted by  
customers’ decisions to increase or decrease their inventory 
levels in response to anticipated consumer demand. Our cus-
tomers may cancel orders, change delivery schedules or change 
the mix of products ordered with minimal notice to us. Media, 
advertising and promotion (“MAP”) expenses may vary from 
period to period during a fiscal year depending on the timing  
of our advertising campaigns for retail selling seasons and 
product introductions.

Marketing

Our strategy is to bring consumer-driven innovation to 
market in a compelling way. Our approach is to build targeted, 
effective multimedia advertising and marketing campaigns to 
increase awareness of our key brands. Driving growth platforms 
across categories is a major element of our strategy as it enables 
us to meet key consumer needs and leverage advertising 
dollars. We believe that the strength of our consumer insights, 
our distinctive brand propositions and our focus on integrated 
marketing give us a competitive advantage in the fragmented 
apparel marketplace.

In 2010, we launched a number of new advertising and 

marketing initiatives:

n  Hanes launched a new men’s underwear marketing cam-

paign starring Michael Jordan in a new television commercial 
that shows Hanes Lay Flat Collar undershirts will never  
suffer from wavy “bacon necks” like other shirts.

marketing initiatives:

n  We continued our television advertising campaign in support 

of Hanes Comfort Fit socks for the family.

n  Champion continued its “What’s Your Everest” marketing 

campaign and online community to support people in reach-
ing their personal aspirations and goals, as accomplished 
international mountaineer and motivational speaker Jamie 
Clarke led Expedition Hanesbrands to the top of Mount  
Everest, driving brand awareness for Champion and Duofold 
brands and showcasing our research and development  
innovation and textile science leadership.

n  Hanes continued its role as the Official Apparel Sponsor of 
Passionately Pink for the Cure, a fund-raising program cre-
ated by Susan G. Komen for the Cure that inspires breast 
cancer advocacy and honors those affected by the disease. 
Hanes also offers a special “pink collection” of panties, bras, 
socks and graphic tees, and has created a campaign web-
site, www.hanespink.com, that features interactive content 
to inspire people to make a difference in the breast cancer 
support community.

n  We continued our men’s underwear advertising featuring 

Michael Jordan, in support of Hanes Lay Flat Collar T-shirts 
and No Ride Up boxer briefs.

n  We continued our “How You Play” national advertising  
campaign for Champion. The campaign includes print,  
out-of-home and online components and is designed to 
capture the everyday moments of fun and sport in a series 
of cool and hip lifestyle images.

n  We continued the “Live Beautifully” campaign for our Bali 
brand. The print, television and online advertising campaign 
features Bali bras, panties and shapewear.

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n  We continued our innovative and expressive advertising and 
marketing campaign called “Girl Talk,” in which confident, 
everyday women talk about their breasts, in support of our 
Playtex 18 Hour and Playtex Secrets product lines.

Distribution

As of January 1, 2011, we distributed our products from a total 

of 31 distribution centers. These facilities include 15 facilities 
located in the United States and 16 facilities located outside the 
United States in regions where we manufacture our products. 
We internally manage and operate 18 of these facilities, and  
we use third-party logistics providers who operate the other  
13 facilities on our behalf. International distribution operations 
use a combination of third-party logistics providers, as well as 
owned and operated distribution operations, to distribute goods 
to our various international markets.

We have reduced the number of distribution centers 
from the 48 that we maintained at the time we became an 
independent public company to 31 as of January 1, 2011. We 
consolidated our distribution network by implementing new 
warehouse management systems and technology and adding 
new distribution centers and new third-party logistics providers 
to replace parts of our legacy distribution network, including 
relocating distribution capacity to our West Coast distribution 
facility in California in order to expand capacity for goods we 
source from Asia.

Manufacturing and Sourcing

During 2010, approximately 63% of our finished goods sold 
were manufactured through a combination of facilities we own 
and operate and facilities owned and operated by third-party 
contractors who perform some of the steps in the manufactur-
ing process for us, such as cutting and/or sewing. We sourced 
the remainder of our finished goods from third-party manufactur-
ers who supply us with finished products based on our designs. 
We believe that our balanced approach to product supply, which 
relies on a combination of owned, contracted and sourced  
manufacturing located across different geographic regions, 
increases the efficiency of our operations, reduces product  
costs and offers customers a reliable source of supply.

Finished Goods That Are Manufactured by Hanesbrands
The manufacturing process for the finished goods that  
we manufacture begins with raw materials we obtain from sup-
pliers. The principal raw materials in our product categories are 
cotton and synthetics. Our costs for cotton yarn and cotton-based 
textiles vary based upon the fluctuating cost of cotton, which is 
affected by, among other factors, weather, consumer demand, 
speculation on the commodities market, the relative valuations 
and fluctuations of the currencies of producer versus consumer 
countries and other factors that are generally unpredictable and 
beyond our control. We are able to lock in the cost of cotton 
reflected in the price we pay for yarn from our primary yarn sup-
pliers in an attempt to protect us from severe market fluctuations 
in the wholesale prices of cotton. In addition to cotton yarn and 
cotton-based textiles, we use thread, narrow elastic and trim for 
product identification, buttons, zippers, snaps and lace.

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Fluctuations in crude oil or petroleum prices may also 

influence the prices of items used in our business, such as 
chemicals, dyestuffs, polyester yarn and foam. Alternate sources 
of these materials and services are readily available. Cotton and 
synthetic materials are typically spun into yarn, which is then 
knitted into cotton, synthetic and blended fabrics. Although 
historically we have spun a significant portion of the yarn and 
knit a significant portion of the fabrics we use in our owned 
and operated facilities, in October 2009 we completed the sale 
of our yarn operations as a result of which we ceased making 
our own yarn and now source all of our yarn requirements from 
large-scale yarn suppliers. To a lesser extent, we purchase fabric 
from several domestic and international suppliers in conjunction 
with scheduled production. These fabrics are cut and sewn into 
finished products, either by us or by third-party contractors. 
Most of our cutting and sewing operations are strategically 
located in Asia, Central America and the Caribbean Basin.

Rising fuel, energy and utility costs may have a significant 
impact on our manufacturing costs. These costs may fluctuate 
due to a number of factors outside our control, including  
government policy and regulation, foreign exchange rates  
and weather conditions.

We continued to consolidate our manufacturing facilities and 

currently operate 43 manufacturing facilities, down from 70 at 
the time we became an independent public company. In making 
decisions about the location of manufacturing operations and 
third-party sources of supply, we consider a number of factors, 
including labor, local operating costs, quality, regional infra-
structure, applicable quotas and duties, and freight costs. We 
commenced production at our textile production plant in Nanjing, 
China, which is our first company-owned textile facility in Asia, in 
the fourth quarter of 2009 and we ramped up production in 2010 
to support our growth, with the expectation of ramping up to full 
capacity by the end of 2011. The Nanjing textile facility will enable 
us to expand and leverage our production scale in Asia as we 
balance our supply chain across hemispheres, thereby diversify-
ing our production risks. 

Finished Goods That Are Manufactured by Third Parties

In addition to our manufacturing capabilities, we also source 

finished goods we design from third-party manufacturers, also 
referred to as “turnkey products.” Many of these turnkey prod-
ucts are sourced from international suppliers by our strategic 
sourcing hubs in Hong Kong and other locations in Asia.

All contracted and sourced manufacturing must meet our 
high quality standards. Further, all contractors and third-party 
manufacturers must be preaudited and adhere to our strict 
supplier and business practices guidelines. These requirements 
provide strict standards covering hours of work, age of workers, 
health and safety conditions and conformity with local laws and 
Hanesbrands’ standards. Each new supplier must be inspected 
and agree to comprehensive compliance terms prior to perfor-
mance of any production on our behalf. We audit compliance 
with these standards and maintain strict compliance perfor-
mance records. In addition to our audit procedures, we require 
certain of our suppliers to be Worldwide Responsible Accredited 
Production, or “WRAP,” certified. WRAP is a recognized apparel 
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compliance with certain specified manufacturing standards 
that are intended to ensure that a given factory produces sewn 
goods under lawful, humane, and ethical conditions. WRAP  
uses third-party, independent certification firms and requires 
factory-by-factory certification.

Trade Regulation

We are exposed to certain risks of doing business outside  

of the United States. We import goods from company-owned 
facilities in Asia, Central America, the Caribbean Basin and 
Mexico, and from suppliers in those areas and in Europe, South 
America, Africa and the Middle East. These import transactions 
are subject to customs, trade and other laws and regulations 
governing their entry into the United States and to tariffs  
applicable to such merchandise.

In addition, much of the merchandise we import is subject 

to duty free entry into the United States under various trade 
preferences and/or free trade agreements provided the goods 
meet certain criteria and characteristics. Compliance with 
these specific requirements as well as all other requirements is 
reviewed periodically by the United States Customs and Border 
Control and other governmental agencies.

Finally, imported apparel merchandise may be subject to 
various restrictive trade actions initiated by the United States 
government, domestic industry, labor or other parties under 
various U.S. laws. Such actions could result in the U.S. govern-
ment imposing quotas or additional tariffs against apparel under 
special safeguard actions applicable to China, other safeguard 
actions applicable to any country, or antidumping or countervail-
ing duties applicable to specific products from specific countries. 
Currently there are no such actions, additional, special or 
safeguard duties or quotas imposed against products which we 
import. Our management evaluates the possible impact of these 
and similar actions on our ability to import products from China 
and other countries. If such safeguards or duties were to be 
imposed, we do not expect that these restraints would have a 
material impact on us.

Our management monitors new developments and risks  
relating to duties, tariffs and quotas. Changes in these areas 
have the potential to harm or, in some cases, benefit our 
business. In response to the changing import environment 
management has chosen to continue its balanced approach 
to manufacturing and sourcing. We attempt to limit our sourc-
ing exposure through geographic diversification with a mix of 
company-owned and contracted production, as well as shifts of 
production among countries and contractors. We will continue to 
manage our supply chain from a global perspective and adjust as 
needed to changes in the global production environment.

We also monitor a number of international security risks.  
We are a member of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against  
Terrorism, or “C-TPAT,” a partnership between the government 
and private sector initiated after the events of September 11, 
2001 to improve supply chain and border security. C-TPAT part-
ners work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect 
their supply chains from concealment of terrorist weapons, 
including weapons of mass destruction. In exchange, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection provides reduced inspections  
at the port of arrival and expedited processing at the border.

Competition

The basic apparel market is highly competitive and rapidly 
evolving. Competition generally is based upon brand name rec-
ognition, price, product quality, selection, service and purchasing 
convenience. Our businesses face competition today from 
other large corporations and foreign manufacturers. Fruit of the 
Loom, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., competes 
with us across most of our segments through its own offerings 
and those of its Russell Corporation and Vanity Fair Intimates 
offerings. Other competitors in our Innerwear segment include 
Limited Brands, Inc.’s Victoria’s Secret brand, Jockey Interna-
tional, Inc., Warnaco Group Inc. and Maidenform Brands, Inc. 
Other competitors in our Outerwear segment include various 
private label and controlled brands sold by many of our custom-
ers, Gildan Activewear, Inc. and Gap Inc. We also compete with 
many small manufacturers across all of our business segments, 
including our International segment. Additionally, department 
stores and other retailers, including many of our customers, 
market and sell basic apparel products under private labels that 
compete directly with our brands.

Our competitive strengths include our strong brands with 
leading market positions, our high-volume, core products focus, 
our significant scale of operations, our global supply chain and 
our strong customer relationships.

n  Strong brands with leading market positions. According 
to NPD, our brands held either the number one or number 
two U.S. market position by units sold in most product 
categories in which we compete, for the 12-month period 
ended December 31, 2010. According to NPD, our largest 
brand, Hanes, was the top-selling apparel brand in the  
United States by units sold, for the 12-month period ended 
December 31, 2010.

n  High-volume, core products. We sell high-volume, fre-

quently replenished basic apparel products. The majority of 
our core styles continue from year to year, with variations 
only in color, fabric or design details, and are frequently 
replenished by consumers. We believe that our status as a 
high-volume seller of core basic apparel products creates a 
more stable and predictable revenue base and reduces our 
exposure to dramatic fashion shifts often observed in the 
general apparel industry.

n  Significant scale of operations. According to NPD, we 

are the largest seller of basic apparel in the United States 
as measured by units sold for the 12-month period ended 
December 31, 2010. Most of our products are sold to large 
retailers that have high-volume demands. We believe that  
we are able to leverage our significant scale of operations to 
provide us with greater manufacturing efficiencies, purchas-
ing power and product design, marketing and customer 
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n  Global supply chain. We have restructured our supply chain 
over the past four years to create more efficient production 
clusters that utilize fewer, larger facilities and to balance our 
production capability between the Western Hemisphere and 
Asia. With our global supply chain infrastructure in place, 
we are focused long-term on optimizing our supply chain 
to further enhance efficiency, improve working capital and 
asset turns and reduce costs through several initiatives, such 
as supplier-managed inventory for raw materials and sourced 
goods ownership arrangements.

n  Strong customer relationships. We sell our products 

primarily through large, high-volume retailers, including mass 
merchants, department stores and national chains. We have 
strong, long-term relationships with our top customers, 
including relationships of more than ten years with each of 
our top ten customers. We have aligned significant parts of 
our organization with corresponding parts of our customers’ 
organizations. We also have entered into customer-specific 
programs such as the C9 by Champion products marketed 
and sold through Target stores and our Just My Size program 
at Wal-Mart.

Intellectual Property

Overview

We market our products under hundreds of trademarks and 

service marks in the United States and other countries around 
the world, the most widely recognized of which are Hanes, 
Champion, C9 by Champion, Playtex, Bali, L’eggs, Just My Size, 
barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, Outer Banks, Zorba, Rinbros, 
Duofold and Gear for Sports. Some of our products are sold 
under trademarks that have been licensed from third parties, 
such as Polo Ralph Lauren men’s underwear, and we also hold 
licenses from various toy and media companies that give us  
the right to use certain of their proprietary characters, names 
and trademarks.

Some of our own trademarks are licensed to third par-
ties, such as Champion for athletic-oriented accessories. In 
the United States, the Playtex trademark is owned by Playtex 
Marketing Corporation, of which we own a 50% interest and 
which grants to us a perpetual royalty-free license to the Playtex 
trademark on and in connection with the sale of apparel in the 
United States and Canada. The other 50% interest in Playtex 
Marketing Corporation is owned by Playtex Products, Inc., an 
unrelated third-party, who has a perpetual royalty-free license to 
the Playtex trademark on and in connection with the sale of non-
apparel products in the United States. Outside the United States 
and Canada, we own the Playtex trademark and perpetually 
license such trademark to Playtex Products, Inc. for non-apparel 
products. In addition, as described below, as part of Sara Lee’s 
sale in February 2006 of its European branded apparel business, 
an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc., or “Sun Capital,” has an 
exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to manufacture, sell and 
distribute apparel products under the Wonderbra and Playtex 
trademarks in the member states of the EU, as well as several 

other European nations and South Africa. We also own a number 
of copyrights. Our trademarks and copyrights are important to 
our marketing efforts and have substantial value. We aggres-
sively protect these trademarks and copyrights from infringe-
ment and dilution through appropriate measures, including court 
actions and administrative proceedings.

Although the laws vary by jurisdiction, trademarks generally 
remain valid as long as they are in use and/or their registrations 
are properly maintained. Most of the trademarks in our portfolio, 
including our core brands, are covered by trademark registrations 
in the countries of the world in which we do business, with reg-
istration periods generally ranging between seven and 10 years 
depending on the country. Generally, trademark registrations can 
be renewed indefinitely as long as the trademarks are in use. We 
have an active program designed to ensure that our trademarks 
are registered, renewed, protected and maintained. We plan to 
continue to use all of our core trademarks and plan to renew 
the registrations for such trademarks as needed. Most of our 
copyrights are unregistered, although we have a sizable portfolio 
of copyrighted lace designs that are the subject of a number of 
registrations at the U.S. Copyright Office.

We place high importance on product innovation and design, 

and a number of these innovations and designs are the subject 
of patents. However, we do not regard any segment of our 
business as being dependent upon any single patent or group of 
related patents. In addition, we own proprietary trade secrets, 
technology, and know-how that we have not patented.

Shared Trademark Relationship with Sun Capital

In February 2006, Sara Lee sold its European branded 

apparel business to an affiliate of Sun Capital. In connection with 
the sale, Sun Capital received an exclusive, perpetual, royalty-
free license to manufacture, sell and distribute apparel products 
under the Wonderbra and Playtex trademarks in the member 
states of the EU, as well as Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina,  
Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Russia, 
Serbia-Montenegro, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, Andorra, 
Albania, Channel Islands, Lichtenstein, Monaco, Gibraltar, 
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and French Guyana, which 
we refer to as the “Covered Nations.” We are not permitted to 
sell Wonderbra and Playtex branded products in the Covered 
Nations, and Sun Capital is not permitted to sell Wonderbra and 
Playtex branded products outside of the Covered Nations. In 
connection with the sale, we also have received an exclusive, 
perpetual royalty-free license to sell DIM and UNNO branded 
products in Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicara-
gua, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States, 
Canada and, for DIM products, Japan. We are not permitted to 
sell DIM or UNNO branded apparel products outside of these 
countries and Sun Capital is not permitted to sell DIM or UNNO 
branded apparel products inside these countries. In addition, 
the rights to certain European-originated brands previously part 
of Sara Lee’s branded apparel portfolio were transferred to Sun 
Capital and are not included in our brand portfolio.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

We have a formal corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) pro-
gram that consists of five core initiatives: a global ethics program 
for all employees worldwide; a facility compliance program that 
seeks to ensure company and supplier plants meet our labor and 
social compliance standards; a product safety program; a global 
environmental management system that seeks to reduce the 
environmental impact of our operations; and a commitment to 
corporate philanthropy which seeks to meet the “fundamental 
needs” of the communities in which we live and work. We 
employ over 15 full-time CSR personnel across the world to 
manage our program.

In February 2008, we joined the Fair Labor Association 
(the “FLA”) and recently completed its two-year accreditation 
process of our internal global social compliance program. We are 
now a fully accredited member of the FLA. The FLA works with 
industry, civil society organizations and colleges and universities 
to protect workers’ rights and improve working conditions in 
factories around the world. Participating companies in the FLA 
are required to fulfill 10 company obligations, including conduct-
ing internal monitoring of facilities, submitting to independent 
monitoring audits and verification, and managing and reporting 
information on their compliance efforts. The FLA conducts unan-
nounced independent external monitoring audits of a sample 
of a participating company’s plants and suppliers and publishes 
the results of those audits for the public to review. In November 
2010, As You Sow, a San Francisco-based shareholder advocacy 
organization, issued a report on apparel supply chain compliance 
programs and rated Hanesbrands’ program with the third-highest 
grade of companies studied.

We are committed to reducing our greenhouse gas footprint, 

and we have implemented a comprehensive corporate energy 
policy. We manage this commitment by reducing our energy 
consumption as much as possible, exploring better supply chain 
management to reduce our use of energy-intensive transporta-
tion, adopting cleaner technologies where possible, and actively 
tracking our energy metrics. Currently, over 30% of our total 
worldwide energy use comes from renewable resources. We 
have reduced our CO2 emissions per unit manufactured by over 
12% since 2007. We have also worked closely with Energy Star, 
a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps save money and 
protect the environment through energy efficient products and 
practices. Hanesbrands earned the U.S. EPA Energy Star partner 
of the year award in 2010 for energy efficiency progress. In 
October 2010, Newsweek magazine issued its annual list of the 
500 greenest companies in America. Hanesbrands ranks No. 91.
We also incorporate Leadership in Energy and Environmental 

Design, or “LEED”-based practices into many remodeling and 
new construction projects for our facilities around the world. 
We have earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s sustainability 
certification for our Bentonville, Arkansas, and Minneapolis,  
Minnesota, sales offices and our Perris, California distribution  

center. Sustainable features of the Perris facility include 
reduction of energy usage through extensive use of natural 
skylighting, motion-detection lighting, a design that does not 
require heating or air conditioning for a comfortable working 
environment, reduction of water usage compared with typical 
warehouses of its size through low-water bathroom fixtures and 
low-water landscaping, innovative site grading techniques and 
use of locally produced concrete. We are also currently working 
on LEED certification of manufacturing facilities in El Salvador, 
Vietnam and China, as well as one of our corporate headquarters 
buildings in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Our corporate philanthropic efforts are focused on meeting 
the “fundamental needs” of the communities in which we live 
and work. In 2010, we were again the largest corporate giver to 
our local United Way in Forsyth County, North Carolina, with our 
corporate and employee gifts totaling over $2 million. In Central 
America and the Caribbean Basin, we have instituted a unique 
Green For Good program (Viviendo Verde), in which we use the 
proceeds from recycling waste materials in our manufacturing 
operations for community improvement projects, such as school 
and health-clinic renovations. For more detail on the full range of 
our CSR efforts, including our commitment to and work in our 
communities, go to www.hanesbrandsCSR.com.

Environmental Matters

We have a well-developed environmental program that 

focuses heavily on energy use (in particular the use of renewable 
energy), water use and wastewater treatment, and the use of 
chemicals that comply with our restricted substances list. We 
are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and 
regulations that govern our activities, operations and products 
that may have adverse environmental, health and safety effects, 
including laws and regulations relating to generating emissions, 
water discharges, waste, product and packaging content and 
workplace safety. Noncompliance with these laws and regula-
tions may result in substantial monetary penalties and criminal 
sanctions. We are aware of hazardous substances or petroleum 
releases at a few of our facilities and are working with the 
relevant environmental authorities to investigate and address 
such releases. We also have been identified as a “potentially 
responsible party” at a few waste disposal sites undergoing 
investigation and cleanup under the federal Comprehensive  
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(commonly known as Superfund) or state Superfund equiva-
lent programs. Where we have determined that a liability has 
been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably be 
estimated, we have accrued amounts in our balance sheet for 
losses related to these sites. Compliance with environmental 
laws and regulations and our remedial environmental obligations 
historically have not had a material impact on our operations, and 
we are not aware of any proposed regulations or remedial obliga-
tions that could trigger significant costs or capital expenditures 
in order to comply.

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Governmental Regulation

We are subject to U.S. federal, state and local laws and 

regulations that could affect our business, including those 
promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the 
Consumer Product Safety Act, the Flammable Fabrics Act, the 
Textile Fiber Product Identification Act, the rules and regulations 
of the Consumer Products Safety Commission and various 
environmental laws and regulations. While we have had a prod-
uct safety program in place for many years focused heavily on 
children’s products, we have reinforced our product safety team 
and technological capabilities to ensure that we are fully in com-
pliance with the new Consumer Products Safety Improvement 
Act. Our international businesses are subject to similar laws and 
regulations in the countries in which they operate. Our opera-
tions also are subject to various international trade agreements 
and regulations. See “— Trade Regulation.” While we believe that 
we are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable 
governmental regulations, current governmental regulations may 
change or become more stringent or unforeseen events may 
occur, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our 
financial position or results of operations.

Employees

As of January 1, 2011, we had approximately 55,500 
employees, approximately 8,400 of whom were located in the 
United States. Of the employees located in the United States, 
approximately 2,400 were full or part-time employees in our 
stores within our direct to consumer channel. As of January 1, 
2011, in the United States, approximately 25 employees were 
covered by collective bargaining agreements. Some of our inter-
national employees were also covered by collective bargaining 
agreements. We believe our relationships with our employees 
are good.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

This section describes circumstances or events that could 
have a negative effect on our financial results or operations or 
that could change, for the worse, existing trends in our busi-
nesses. The occurrence of one or more of the circumstances 
or events described below could have a material adverse effect 
on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows 
or on the trading prices of our common stock. The risks and 
uncertainties described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are 
not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties 
that currently are not known to us or that we currently believe 
are immaterial also may adversely affect our businesses  
and operations.

Any disruption to our supply chain or adverse impact on  
its extensive network of operations may adversely affect  
our business, results of operations, financial condition and 
cash flows.

We have an extensive global supply chain. A significant  
portion of our products are manufactured in or sourced from 
locations in Asia, Central America, the Caribbean Basin and 
Mexico and we are continuing to add new manufacturing  

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capacity in various locations. Potential events that may disrupt 
our supply chain operations include:

n  political instability and acts of war or terrorism or other  
international events resulting in the disruption of trade;

n  other security risks;

n  operational disruptions;

n  disruptions in shipping and freight forwarding services;

n  increases in oil prices, which would increase the cost  

of shipping;

n  interruptions in the availability of basic services and  

infrastructure, including power shortages;

n  fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates resulting in 
uncertainty as to future asset and liability values, cost of 
goods and results of operations that are denominated in 
foreign currencies;

n  extraordinary weather conditions or natural disasters, such 
as hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods or fires; and

n  the occurrence of an epidemic, the spread of which may 
impact our ability to obtain products on a timely basis.

Disruptions in our supply chain could negatively impact our 
business by interrupting production, increasing our cost of sales, 
disrupting merchandise deliveries, delaying receipt of products 
into the United States or preventing us from sourcing our prod-
ucts at all. Depending on timing, these events could also result 
in lost sales, cancellation charges or excessive markdowns. 
In addition, as we have restructured our supply chain over the 
past four years to create more efficient production clusters that 
utilize fewer, larger facilities, such an event at a particular facility 
could have a larger impact on us. All of the foregoing can have 
an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial 
condition and cash flows.

Significant fluctuations and volatility in the price of various 
input costs, such as cotton and oil-related materials, utilities, 
freight and wages, may have a material adverse effect on 
our business, results of operations, financial condition and 
cash flows.

The economic environment in which we are operating 

continues to be uncertain and volatile, which could have unantici-
pated adverse effects on our business during 2011 and beyond. 
We are seeing a sustained increase in various input costs, such 
as cotton and oil-related materials, utilities, freight and wages. 
Rising demand for cotton resulting from the economic recovery, 
weather-related supply disruptions, significant declines in U.S.  
inventory and a sharp rise in the futures market for cotton 
caused cotton prices to surge upward during 2010 and early 
2011. Inflation can have a long-term impact on us because 
increasing costs of materials and labor may impact our ability 
to maintain satisfactory margins. For example, the cost of the 
materials that are used in our manufacturing process, such as oil-
related commodity prices and other raw materials, such as dyes 
and chemicals, and other costs, such as fuel, energy and utility 
costs, can fluctuate as a result of inflation and other factors. 
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in other countries and declines in the value of the U.S. dollar 
may result in higher manufacturing costs. Increases in inflation 
may not be matched by rises in income, which also could have a 
negative impact on spending.

Although we have sold our yarn operations and nearly 40% 
of our business, such as bras, sheer hosiery and portions of our 
activewear categories, is not cotton-based, we are still exposed 
to fluctuations in the cost of cotton. During 2010, cotton prices 
hit their highest levels in 140 years. Increases in the cost of 
cotton can result in higher costs in the price we pay for yarn 
from our large-scale yarn suppliers. Our costs for cotton yarn 
and cotton-based textiles vary based upon the fluctuating cost 
of cotton, which is affected by, among other things, weather, 
consumer demand, speculation on the commodities market, the 
relative valuations and fluctuations of the currencies of producer 
versus consumer countries and other factors that are generally 
unpredictable and beyond our control. We are able to lock in the 
cost of cotton that is reflected in the price we pay for yarn from 
our primary yarn suppliers in an attempt to protect our business 
from the volatility of the market price of cotton. However, our 
business can be affected by dramatic movements in cotton 
prices. Although the cost of cotton used in goods manufactured 
by us has historically represented only 6% of our cost of sales, 
it has risen to around 10% primarily as a result of the cost of 
inflation. Costs incurred for materials and labor are capitalized 
into inventory and impact our results as the inventory is sold. 
After taking into consideration the cotton costs currently in our 
finished goods inventory and cotton prices we have locked in 
through October, we expect an average for cotton of at least 
$1.00 per pound in 2011 for purchases of cotton used in goods 
manufactured by us, which would have a negative impact rang-
ing from $100 million to $125 million when compared to 2010. 
The first and second quarters of 2011 should reflect an average 
cost of 83 cents per pound, the third quarter of 2011 should 
reflect an average cost of 89 cents per pound and the fourth 
quarter is not locked in at this time. These estimates do not 
include the cotton impact on the cost of sourced goods.

We are not always successful in our efforts to protect our 
business from the volatility of the market price of cotton, and our 
business can be adversely affected by dramatic movements in 
cotton prices. For example, we estimate that a change of $0.01 
per pound in cotton prices at current levels of production would 
affect our annual cost of sales by $4 million related to finished 
goods manufactured internally in our manufacturing facilities and 
$1 million related to finished goods sourced from third parties. 
The ultimate effect of this change on our earnings cannot be 
quantified, as the effect of movements in cotton prices on 
industry selling prices are uncertain, but any dramatic increase in 
the price of cotton would have a material adverse effect on our 
business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
In addition, oil-related commodity prices and the costs of 

other raw materials used in our products, such as dyes and 
chemicals, and other costs, such as fuel, energy and utility 
costs, may fluctuate due to a number of factors outside our 
control, including government policy and regulation and weather 
conditions. For example, we estimate that a change of $10.00 
per barrel in the price of oil would affect our freight costs by 
approximately $5 million, at current levels of usage.

In response to the cost increases described above, par-

ticularly for cotton, energy and labor, we expect to take price 
increases as warranted by cost inflation, including multiple 
increases already put in place through late summer of 2011. The 
timing and frequency of price increases will vary by product 
category, channel of trade, and country, with some increases as 
frequently as quarterly. The magnitude of price increases will also 
vary by product category. If, however, we incur increased costs 
for materials, including cotton, and labor that we are unable to 
recoup through price increases or improved efficiencies, or if 
consumer spending declines, our business, results of operations, 
financial condition and cash flows may be adversely affected.

The loss of one or more of our suppliers of finished goods 
or raw materials may interrupt our supplies and materially 
harm our business.

We purchase all of the raw materials used in our products 
and approximately 37% of the apparel designed by us from a 
limited number of third-party suppliers and manufacturers. Our 
ability to meet our customers’ needs depends on our ability to 
maintain an uninterrupted supply of raw materials and finished 
products from our third-party suppliers and manufacturers. Our 
business, financial condition or results of operations could be 
adversely affected if any of our principal third-party suppliers or 
manufacturers experience financial difficulties that they are not 
able to overcome resulting from worldwide economic condi-
tions, production problems, difficulties in sourcing raw materials, 
lack of capacity or transportation disruptions, or if for these 
or other reasons they raise the prices of the raw materials or 
finished products we purchase from them. The magnitude of this 
risk depends upon the timing of any interruptions, the materials 
or products that the third-party manufacturers provide and the 
volume of production.

Our dependence on third parties for raw materials and 
finished products subjects us to the risk of supplier failure and 
customer dissatisfaction with the quality of our products. Quality 
failures by our third-party manufacturers or changes in their 
financial or business condition that affect their production could 
disrupt our ability to supply quality products to our customers 
and thereby materially harm our business.

If we fail to manage our inventory effectively, we may be  
required to establish additional inventory reserves or  
we may not carry enough inventory to meet customer  
demands, causing us to suffer lower margins or losses.
We are faced with the constant challenge of balancing 
our inventory with our ability to meet marketplace needs. We 
continually monitor our inventory levels to best balance current 
supply and demand with potential future demand that typically 
surges when consumers no longer postpone purchases in our 
product categories, and we are continuing to implement strate-
gies such as supplier-managed inventory. Inventory reserves can 
result from the complexity of our supply chain, a long manu-
facturing process and the seasonal nature of certain products. 
Increases in inventory levels may also be needed to service 
our business as we continue to optimize our supply chain to 
further enhance efficiency, improve working capital and asset 
turns and reduce costs. As a result, we could be subject to high 
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with our customers and internally generated projections, we 
produce, purchase and/or store raw material and finished goods 
inventory to meet our expected demand for delivery. However, 
we sell a large number of our products to a small number of 
customers, and these customers generally are not required by 
contract to purchase our goods. If, after producing and storing 
inventory in anticipation of deliveries, demand is lower than 
expected, we may have to hold inventory for extended periods 
or sell excess inventory at reduced prices, in some cases 
below our cost. There are inherent uncertainties related to the 
recoverability of inventory, and it is possible that market factors 
and other conditions underlying the valuation of inventory may 
change in the future and result in further reserve requirements. 
Excess inventory charges can reduce gross margins or result in 
operating losses, lowered plant and equipment utilization and 
lowered fixed operating cost absorption, all of which could have 
a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, 
financial condition or cash flows.

Conversely, we also are exposed to lost business oppor-
tunities if we underestimate market demand and produce too 
little inventory for any particular period. Because sales of our 
products are generally not made under contract, if we do not 
carry enough inventory to satisfy our customers’ demands for 
our products within an acceptable time frame, they may seek to 
fulfill their demands from one or several of our competitors and 
may reduce the amount of business they do with us. Any such 
action could have a material adverse effect on our business, 
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Economic conditions may adversely impact demand for our 
products, reduce access to credit and cause our customers 
and others with which we do business to suffer financial 
hardship, all of which could adversely impact our business, 
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Although the majority of our products are replenishment in 

nature and tend to be purchased by consumers on a planned, 
rather than on an impulse, basis, our sales are impacted by 
discretionary spending by consumers. Discretionary spending is 
affected by many factors, including, among others, general busi-
ness conditions, interest rates, inflation, consumer debt levels, 
consumers’ uncertainty about financial conditions, the availability 
of consumer credit, currency exchange rates, taxation, electricity 
power rates, gasoline prices, unemployment trends and other 
matters that influence consumer confidence and spending. 
Many of these factors are outside our control. During the past 
several years, various retailers, including some of our largest 
customers, have experienced significant difficulties, including 
restructurings, bankruptcies and liquidations, and the inability 
of retailers to overcome these difficulties may increase due to 
worldwide economic conditions. This could adversely affect us 
because our customers generally pay us after goods are deliv-
ered. Adverse changes in a customer’s financial position could 
cause us to limit or discontinue business with that customer, 
require us to assume more credit risk relating to that customer’s 
future purchases or limit our ability to collect accounts receivable 
relating to previous purchases by that customer. Our customers’ 
purchases of discretionary items, including our products, could 
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prices increase in response to rising costs, or in periods of actual 
or perceived unfavorable economic conditions. Any of these  
occurrences could have a material adverse effect on our busi-
ness, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Our product costs may also increase, and these increases 

may not be offset by comparable rises in the income of con-
sumers of our products. These consumers may choose to 
purchase fewer of our products or lower-priced products of our 
competitors in response to higher prices for our products, or 
may choose not to purchase our products at prices that reflect 
our price increases that become effective from time to time. If 
any of these events occur, or if unfavorable economic conditions 
continue to challenge the consumer environment, our business, 
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows could be 
adversely affected.

In addition, economic conditions, including decreased access 

to credit, may result in financial difficulties leading to restructur-
ings, bankruptcies, liquidations and other unfavorable events for 
our customers, suppliers of raw materials and finished goods, 
logistics and other service providers and financial institutions 
which are counterparties to our credit facilities and derivatives 
transactions. In addition, the inability of these third parties to 
overcome these difficulties may increase. For example, several 
customers filed for bankruptcy in the last few years. If third 
parties on which we rely for raw materials, finished goods or 
services are unable to overcome financial difficulties and provide 
us with the materials and services we need, or if counterparties 
to our credit facilities or derivatives transactions do not perform 
their obligations, our business, results of operations, financial 
condition and cash flows could be adversely affected.

We may not be able to achieve the benefits we are seeking 
through optimizing our supply chain, which could impair 
our ability to further enhance efficiency, improve working 
capital and asset turns and reduce costs.

We have restructured our supply chain over the past four 
years to create more efficient production clusters that utilize 
fewer, larger facilities and to balance our production capability 
between the Western Hemisphere and Asia. We consolidated 
our distribution network by implementing new warehouse man-
agement systems and technology and adding new distribution 
centers and new third-party logistics providers to replace parts 
of our legacy distribution network. With our global supply chain 
infrastructure in place, we are focused long-term on optimizing 
our supply chain to further enhance efficiency, improve working 
capital and asset turns and reduce costs through several initia-
tives, such as supplier-managed inventory for raw materials and 
sourced goods ownership arrangements. If we are not able to 
optimize our supply chain, we may not be successful at improv-
ing working capital and asset turns and reducing costs. 

Our business could be harmed if we are unable to deliver 
our products to the market due to problems with our  
distribution network.

We distribute our products from facilities that we operate  

as well as facilities that are operated by third-party logistics 
providers. These facilities include a combination of owned, 
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number of distribution centers from the 48 that we maintained 
at the time we became an independent public company to 31  
as of January 1, 2011. We consolidated our distribution network 
by implementing new warehouse management systems and 
technology and adding new distribution centers and new 
third-party logistics providers to replace parts of our legacy 
distribution network, including relocating distribution capacity 
to our West Coast distribution facility in California in order to 
expand capacity for goods we source from Asia. In 2009, we 
began shipping products from this new 1.3 million square foot 
distribution center in Perris, California. Because substantially all 
of our products are distributed from a relatively small number of 
locations, our operations could also be interrupted by extraordi-
nary weather conditions or natural disasters, such as hurricanes, 
earthquakes, tsunamis, floods or fires near our distribution 
centers. We maintain business interruption insurance, but it 
may not adequately protect us from the adverse effects that 
could be caused by significant disruptions to our distribution 
network. In addition, our distribution network is dependent on 
the timely performance of services by third parties, including the 
transportation of product to and from our distribution facilities. If 
we are unable to successfully operate our distribution network, 
our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash 
flows could be adversely affected.

Due to the extensive nature of our foreign operations,  
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could  
negatively impact our results of operations.

We sell a majority of our products in transactions denomi-
nated in U.S. dollars; however, we purchase many of our raw 
materials, pay a portion of our wages and make other payments 
in our supply chain in foreign currencies. As a result, when the 
U.S. dollar weakens against any of these currencies, our cost  
of sales could increase substantially. Outside the United States, 
we may pay for materials or finished products in U.S. dollars,  
and in some cases a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could 
effectively increase our costs where we use foreign currency 
to purchase the U.S. dollars we need to make such payments. 
We use foreign exchange forward and option contracts to hedge 
material exposure to adverse changes in foreign exchange 
rates. We are also exposed to gains and losses resulting from 
the effect that fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates 
have on the reported results in our financial statements due to 
the translation of operating results and financial position of our 
foreign subsidiaries. 

We rely on a relatively small number of customers for a 
significant portion of our sales, and the loss of or material 
reduction in sales to any of our top customers would  
have a material adverse effect on our business, results  
of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

In 2010, our top ten customers accounted for 65% of our net 

sales and our top customers, Wal-Mart and Target, accounted 
for 26% and 17% of our net sales, respectively. We expect that 
these customers will continue to represent a significant portion 
of our net sales in the future. In addition, our top customers 
are the largest market participants in our primary distribution 
channels across all of our product lines. Any loss of or material 
reduction in sales to any of our top ten customers, especially 

Wal-Mart and Target, would be difficult to recapture, and would 
have a material adverse effect on our business, results of opera-
tions, financial condition and cash flows.

Sales to our customers could be reduced if they devote  
less selling space to apparel products, which could have  
a material adverse effect on our business, results of  
operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Over time, some of our customers that sell a variety of 
goods may devote less selling space to apparel products. If any 
of our customers devote less selling space to apparel products, 
our sales to those customers could be reduced even if we 
maintain our share of their apparel business. Any material reduc-
tion in sales resulting from reductions in apparel selling space 
could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of 
operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We generally do not sell our products under contracts, and 
as a result, our customers are generally not contractually 
obligated to purchase our products, which causes some 
uncertainty as to future sales and inventory levels.

We generally do not enter into purchase agreements that 

obligate our customers to purchase our products, and as a 
result, most of our sales are made on a purchase order basis. If 
any of our customers experiences a significant downturn in its 
business, or fails to remain committed to our products or brands, 
the customer is generally under no contractual obligation to 
purchase our products and, consequently, may reduce or discon-
tinue purchases from us. In the past, such actions have resulted 
in a decrease in sales and an increase in our inventory and have 
had an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, 
financial condition and cash flows. If such actions occur again 
in the future, our business, results of operations and financial 
condition will likely be similarly affected. 

Our existing customers may require products on an  
exclusive basis, forms of economic support and other 
changes that could be harmful to our business.

Customers increasingly may require us to provide them with 

some of our products on an exclusive basis, which could cause 
an increase in the number of stock keeping units, or “SKUs,” we 
must carry and, consequently, increase our inventory levels and 
working capital requirements. Moreover, our customers may 
increasingly seek markdown allowances, incentives and other 
forms of economic support which reduce our gross margins and 
affect our profitability. Our financial performance is negatively 
affected by these pricing pressures when we are forced to 
reduce our prices without being able to correspondingly reduce 
our production costs.

We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving 
market, and our market share and results of operations 
could be adversely affected if we fail to compete effectively 
in the future.

The basic apparel market is highly competitive and evolving 
rapidly. Competition is generally based upon brand name recog-
nition, price, product quality, selection, service and purchasing 
convenience. Our businesses face competition today from 
other large corporations and foreign manufacturers. Fruit of the 
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with us across most of our segments through its own offerings 
and those of its Russell Corporation and Vanity Fair Intimates 
offerings. Other competitors in our Innerwear segment include 
Limited Brands, Inc.’s Victoria’s Secret brand, Jockey Interna-
tional, Inc., Warnaco Group Inc. and Maidenform Brands, Inc. 
Other competitors in our Outerwear segment include various 
private label and controlled brands sold by many of our custom-
ers, Gildan Activewear, Inc. and Gap Inc. We also compete with 
many small manufacturers across all of our business segments, 
including our International segment. Additionally, department 
stores and other retailers, including many of our customers, 
market and sell basic apparel products under private labels that 
compete directly with our brands. These customers may buy 
goods that are manufactured by others, which represents a lost 
business opportunity for us, or they may sell private label prod-
ucts manufactured by us, which have significantly lower gross 
margins than our branded products. Increased competition may 
result in a loss of or a reduction in shelf space and promotional 
support and reduced prices, in each case decreasing our cash 
flows, operating margins and profitability. Our ability to remain 
competitive in the areas of brand recognition, price, quality, 
research and product development, manufacturing and distribu-
tion will, in large part, determine our future success. If we fail to 
compete successfully, our market share, results of operations 
and financial condition will be materially and adversely affected.

Sales of and demand for our products may decrease if we 
fail to keep pace with evolving consumer preferences and 
trends, which could have an adverse effect on net sales  
and profitability.

Our success depends on our ability to anticipate and respond 

effectively to evolving consumer preferences and trends and to 
translate these preferences and trends into marketable product 
offerings. If we are unable to successfully anticipate, identify or 
react to changing styles or trends or misjudge the market for our 
products, our sales may be lower than expected and we may be 
faced with a significant amount of unsold finished goods inven-
tory. In response, we may be forced to increase our marketing 
promotions, provide markdown allowances to our customers or 
liquidate excess merchandise, any of which could have a material 
adverse effect on our net sales and profitability. Our brand image 
may also suffer if customers believe that we are no longer able 
to offer innovative products, respond to consumer preferences 
or maintain the quality of our products.

Any inadequacy, interruption, integration failure or security 
failure with respect to our information technology could 
harm our ability to effectively operate our business.

Our ability to effectively manage and operate our business 
depends significantly on our information technology systems. As 
part of our efforts to consolidate our operations, we also expect 
to continue to incur costs associated with the integration of our 
information technology systems across our company over the 
next several years. This process involves the consolidation or 
possible replacement of technology platforms so that our busi-
ness functions are served by fewer platforms, and has resulted 
in operational inefficiencies and in some cases increased our 

costs. We are subject to the risk that we will not be able to 
absorb the level of systems change, commit the necessary 
resources or focus the management attention necessary for 
the implementation to succeed. Many key strategic initiatives 
of major business functions, such as our supply chain and our 
finance operations, depend on advanced capabilities enabled 
by the new systems and if we fail to properly execute or if we 
miss critical deadlines in the implementation of this initiative, we 
could experience serious disruption and harm to our business. 
The failure of these systems to operate effectively, problems 
with transitioning to upgraded or replacement systems, difficulty 
in integrating new systems or systems of acquired businesses 
or a breach in security of these systems could adversely impact 
the operations of our business.

If we experience a data security breach and confidential 
customer information is disclosed, we may be subject to 
penalties and experience negative publicity, which could  
affect our customer relationships and have a material  
adverse effect on our business.

We and our customers could suffer harm if customer 
information were accessed by third parties due to a security 
failure in our systems. The collection of data and processing of 
transactions through our direct to consumer operations require 
us to receive and store a large amount of personally identifiable 
data. This type of data is subject to legislation and regulation in 
various jurisdictions. Data security breaches suffered by well-
known companies and institutions have attracted a substantial 
amount of media attention, prompting state and federal legisla-
tive proposals addressing data privacy and security. If some of 
the current proposals are adopted, we may be subject to more 
extensive requirements to protect the customer information that 
we process in connection with the purchases of our products. 
We may become exposed to potential liabilities with respect to 
the data that we collect, manage and process, and may incur 
legal costs if our information security policies and procedures 
are not effective or if we are required to defend our methods 
of collection, processing and storage of personal data. Future 
investigations, lawsuits or adverse publicity relating to our 
methods of handling personal data could adversely affect our 
business, results of operations, financial condition and cash 
flows due to the costs and negative market reaction relating to 
such developments.

Our substantial indebtedness subjects us to various  
restrictions and could decrease our profitability and  
otherwise adversely affect our business.

We have a substantial amount of indebtedness. As  

described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of  
Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and 
Capital Resources,” our indebtedness includes the $600 million 
revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”) under our 
senior secured credit facility that we entered into in 2006 and 
amended and restated in December 2009 (as amended and  
restated, the “2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility”), our 
$500 million Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Floating 
Rate Senior Notes”), our $500 million 8.000% Senior Notes  

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due 2016 (the “8% Senior Notes”), our $1 billion 6.375%  
Senior Notes due 2020 (the “6.375% Senior Notes”) and the 
$150 million accounts receivable securitization facility that we 
entered into in November 2007 (the “Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility”). The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility 
and the indentures governing the Floating Rate Senior Notes, the 
8% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes contain restric-
tions that affect, and in some cases significantly limit or prohibit, 
among other things, our ability to borrow funds, pay dividends or 
make other distributions, make investments, engage in transac-
tions with affiliates, or create liens on our assets.

Our leverage also could put us at a competitive disadvantage 

compared to our competitors that are less leveraged. These 
competitors could have greater financial flexibility to pursue 
strategic acquisitions, secure additional financing for their opera-
tions by incurring additional debt, expend capital to expand their 
manufacturing and production operations to lower-cost areas 
and apply pricing pressure on us. In addition, because many of 
our customers rely on us to fulfill a substantial portion of their 
basic apparel demand, any concern these customers may have 
regarding our financial condition may cause them to reduce the 
amount of products they purchase from us. Our leverage could 
also impede our ability to withstand downturns in our industry or 
the economy.

If we are unable to maintain financial ratios associated with 
our indebtedness, such failure could cause the acceleration 
of the maturity of such indebtedness which would adversely 
affect our business.

Covenants in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility require us to maintain 
a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total debt to 
EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, depreciation expense 
and amortization), or leverage ratio. Economic conditions could 
impact our ability to maintain the financial ratios contained in 
these agreements. If we fail to maintain these financial ratios, 
that failure could result in a default that accelerates the maturity 
of the indebtedness under such facilities, which could require 
that we repay such indebtedness in full, together with accrued 
and unpaid interest, unless we are able to negotiate new finan-
cial ratios or waivers of our current ratios with our lenders. Even 
if we are able to negotiate new financial ratios or waivers of our 
current financial ratios, we may be required to pay fees or make 
other concessions that may adversely impact our business.  
Any one of these options could result in significantly higher 
interest expense in 2011 and beyond. For information regarding 
our compliance with these covenants, see “Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Trends and 
Uncertainties Affecting Liquidity.”

If we fail to meet our payment or other obligations,  
the lenders could foreclose on, and acquire control of,  
substantially all of our assets.

The lenders under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility 
have received a pledge of substantially all of our existing and 
future direct and indirect subsidiaries, with certain customary or 
agreed-upon exceptions for foreign subsidiaries and certain other 

subsidiaries. Additionally, these lenders generally have a lien on 
substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, 
with certain exceptions. The financial institutions that are party 
to the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility have a lien 
on certain of our domestic accounts receivables. As a result of 
these pledges and liens, if we fail to meet our payment or other 
obligations under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility or the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, the lenders under 
those facilities will be entitled to foreclose on substantially all of 
our assets and, at their option, liquidate these assets.

Our indebtedness restricts our ability to obtain additional 
capital in the future.

The restrictions contained in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and in the indentures governing the Floating Rate Senior 
Notes, the 8% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes could 
limit our ability to obtain additional capital in the future to fund 
capital expenditures or acquisitions, meet our debt payment 
obligations and capital commitments, fund any operating losses 
or future development of our business affiliates, obtain lower 
borrowing costs that are available from secured lenders or 
engage in advantageous transactions that monetize our assets, 
or conduct other necessary or prudent corporate activities.

If we need to incur additional debt or issue equity in order to 
fund working capital and capital expenditures or to make acquisi-
tions and other investments, debt or equity financing may not be 
available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If we are not able 
to obtain sufficient financing, we may be unable to maintain or 
expand our business. If we raise funds through the issuance of 
debt or equity, any debt securities or preferred stock issued will 
have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders 
of our common stock in the event of a liquidation, and the terms 
of the debt securities may impose restrictions on our operations. 
If we raise funds through the issuance of equity, the issuance 
would dilute the ownership interest of our stockholders.

Market returns could have a negative impact on the return 
on plan assets for our pension and other postemployment 
plans, which may require significant funding.

The plan assets of our pension plans and other postemploy-

ment plans, which had increases in values of approximately 
4% and 8% during 2010 and 2009, respectively, are invested 
in domestic and international equity and bond markets. We are 
unable to predict the variations in asset values or the severity or 
duration of any disruptions in the financial markets or adverse 
economic conditions in the United States, Europe and Asia. The 
funded status of these plans, and the related cost reflected in 
our financial statements, are affected by various factors that are 
subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, particularly in the 
current economic environment. Under the Pension Protection 
Act of 2006 (the “Pension Protection Act”), continued losses of 
asset values may necessitate increased funding of the plans in 
the future to meet minimum federal government requirements. 
Downward pressure on the asset values of these plans may 
require us to fund obligations earlier than we had originally 
planned, which would have a negative impact on cash flows 
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Our balance sheet includes a significant amount of  
intangible assets and goodwill. A decline in the estimated 
fair value of an intangible asset or of a business unit could 
result in an asset impairment charge, which would be  
recorded as an operating expense in our Consolidated  
Statement of Income.

Under current accounting standards, we estimate the  
fair value of acquired assets, including intangible assets, and  
assumed liabilities arising from a business acquisition. The 
excess, if any, of the cost of the acquired business over the fair 
value of net tangible assets acquired is goodwill. The goodwill is 
then assigned to a business unit (“reporting unit”), after consider-
ing whether the acquired business will be operated as a separate 
business unit or integrated into an existing business unit.

As of January 1, 2011, we had approximately $179 million of 

trademarks and other identifiable intangibles and $430 million 
of goodwill on our balance sheet. Our trademarks are subject to 
amortization while goodwill is not required to be amortized under 
current accounting rules. The combined amounts represent 16% 
of our total assets.

Goodwill must be tested for impairment at least annually. No 

impairment was identified as a result of the testing conducted 
in 2010. The impairment test requires us to estimate the fair 
value of our reporting units, primarily using discounted cash flow 
methodologies based on projected revenues and cash flows 
that will be derived from a reporting unit. Intangible assets that 
are being amortized must be tested for impairment whenever 
events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value might 
not be recoverable.

The fair value of a reporting unit could decline if projected 
revenues or cash flows were to be lower in the future due to 
effects of the global economy or other causes. If the carrying 
value of intangible assets or of goodwill were to exceed its fair 
value, the asset would be written down to its fair value, with the 
impairment loss recognized as a noncash charge in the Consoli-
dated Statement of Income. We have not had any impairment 
charges in the last three years. However, changes in the future 
outlook of a reporting unit could result in an impairment loss, 
which could have a material adverse effect on our results of 
operations and financial condition.

To service our debt obligations, we may need to increase 
the portion of the income of our foreign subsidiaries that is 
expected to be remitted to the United States, which could 
increase our income tax expense.

The amount of the income of our foreign subsidiaries that 
we expect to remit to the United States may significantly impact 
our U.S. federal income tax expense. We pay U.S. federal 
income taxes on that portion of the income of our foreign 
subsidiaries that is expected to be remitted to the United States 
and be taxable. In order to service our debt obligations, we 
may need to increase the portion of the income of our foreign 
subsidiaries that we expect to remit to the United States, which 
may significantly increase our income tax expense. Conse-
quently, our strategic initiative to enhance our global supply chain 
by optimizing lower-cost manufacturing capacity and to support 

our commercial operations outside the United States may result 
in capital investments outside the United States that impact our 
income tax expense.

Unanticipated changes in our tax rates or exposure to  
additional income tax liabilities could increase our income 
taxes and decrease our net income.

We are subject to income taxes in both the United States 

and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is 
required in determining our worldwide provision for income 
taxes and, in the ordinary course of business, there are many 
transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax deter-
mination is uncertain. Our effective tax rates could be adversely 
affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with 
differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred 
tax assets and liabilities, the resolution of issues arising from tax 
audits with various tax authorities, changes in tax laws, adjust-
ments to income taxes upon finalization of various tax returns 
and other factors. Our tax determinations are regularly subject to 
audit by tax authorities and developments in those audits could 
adversely affect our income tax provision. Although we believe 
that our tax estimates are reasonable, any significant increase 
in our future effective tax rates could adversely impact our net 
income for future periods.

Our balance sheet includes a significant amount of  
deferred tax assets. We must generate sufficient future  
taxable income to realize the deferred tax benefits.

As of January 1, 2011, we had approximately $469 million of 
net deferred tax assets on our balance sheet, which represents 
12% of our total assets. Deferred tax assets relate to temporary 
differences (differences between the assets and liabilities in the 
consolidated financial statements and the assets and liabilities 
in the calculation of taxable income). The recognition of deferred 
tax assets is reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely 
than not that the tax benefits associated with the deferred tax 
benefits will not be realized. If we are unable to generate suf-
ficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions, or if there 
is a significant change in the actual effective tax rates or the 
time period within which the underlying temporary differences 
become taxable or deductible, we could be required to increase 
the valuation allowances against our deferred tax assets, which 
would cause an increase in our effective tax rate. A significant 
increase in our effective tax rate could have a material adverse 
effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Compliance with environmental and other regulations could 
require significant expenditures.

We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign 
laws and regulations that govern our activities, operations and 
products that may have adverse environmental, health and 
safety effects, including laws and regulations relating to generat-
ing emissions, water discharges, waste, product and packaging 
content and workplace safety. Noncompliance with these laws 
and regulations may result in substantial monetary penalties and 
criminal sanctions. Future events that could give rise to manu-
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changes in existing laws and regulations, the enactment of new 
laws and regulations, a release of hazardous substances on or 
from our properties or any associated offsite disposal location, or 
the discovery of contamination from current or prior activities at 
any of our properties. While we are not aware of any proposed 
regulations or remedial obligations that could trigger significant 
costs or capital expenditures in order to comply, any such regula-
tions or obligations could adversely affect our business, results 
of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

International trade regulations may increase our costs  
or limit the amount of products that we can import from 
suppliers in a particular country, which could have an  
adverse effect on our business.

Because a significant amount of our manufacturing and 
production operations are located, or our products are sourced 
from, outside the United States, we are subject to international 
trade regulations. The international trade regulations to which we 
are subject or may become subject include tariffs, safeguards or 
quotas. These regulations could limit the countries in which we 
produce or from which we source our products or significantly 
increase the cost of operating in or obtaining materials originat-
ing from certain countries. Restrictions imposed by international 
trade regulations can have a particular impact on our business 
when, after we have moved our operations to a particular 
location, new unfavorable regulations are enacted in that area or 
favorable regulations currently in effect are changed. The coun-
tries in which our products are manufactured or into which or 
from they are imported may from time to time impose additional 
new regulations, or modify existing regulations, including:

n  additional duties, taxes, tariffs and other charges on imports, 
including retaliatory duties or other trade sanctions, which 
may or may not be based on WTO rules, and which would 
increase the cost of products produced in such countries;

n  limitations on the quantity of goods which may be imported 

into the United States from a particular country, including the 
imposition of further “safeguard” mechanisms by the U.S. 
government or governments in other jurisdictions, limiting 
our ability to import goods from particular countries, such  
as China;

n  changes in the classification and/or valuation of products  

that could result in higher duty rates than we have  
historically paid;

n  modification of the trading status of certain countries;

n  requirements as to where products are manufactured;

n  creation of export licensing requirements, imposition of 

restrictions on export quantities or specification of minimum 
export pricing; or

n  creation of other restrictions on imports.

Adverse international trade regulations, including those listed 

above, would have a material adverse effect on our business, 
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

We had approximately 55,500 employees worldwide as of 
January 1, 2011, and our business operations and financial 
performance could be adversely affected by changes in our 
relationship with our employees or changes to U.S. or  
foreign employment regulations.

We had approximately 55,500 employees worldwide as of 
January 1, 2011. This means we have a significant exposure to 
changes in domestic and foreign laws governing our relation-
ships with our employees, including wage and hour laws and 
regulations, fair labor standards, minimum wage requirements, 
overtime pay, unemployment tax rates, workers’ compensation 
rates, citizenship requirements and payroll taxes, which likely 
would have a direct impact on our operating costs. Approximate-
ly 47,100 of those employees were outside of the United States. 
A significant increase in minimum wage or overtime rates in 
countries where we have employees could have a significant 
impact on our operating costs and may require that we relocate 
those operations or take other steps to mitigate such increases, 
all of which may cause us to incur additional costs, expend 
resources responding to such increases and lower our margins.
In addition, some of our employees are members of labor  

organizations or are covered by collective bargaining agree-
ments. If there were a significant increase in the number of  
our employees who are members of labor organizations or 
become parties to collective bargaining agreements, we would 
become vulnerable to a strike, work stoppage or other labor 
action by these employees that could have an adverse effect on 
our business.

We may suffer negative publicity if we or our third-party 
manufacturers violate labor laws or engage in practices that 
are viewed as unethical or illegal, which could cause a loss 
of business.

We cannot fully control the business and labor practices of 

our third-party manufacturers, the majority of whom are located 
in Asia, Central America and the Caribbean Basin. If one of our 
own manufacturing operations or one of our third-party manu-
facturers violates or is accused of violating local or international 
labor laws or other applicable regulations, or engages in labor or 
other practices that would be viewed in any market in which our 
products are sold as unethical, we could suffer negative public-
ity, which could tarnish our brands’ image or result in a loss of 
sales. In addition, if such negative publicity affected one of our 
customers, it could result in a loss of business for us.

The success of our business is tied to the strength and 
reputation of our brands, including brands that we license to 
other parties. If other parties take actions that weaken, harm 
the reputation of or cause confusion with our brands, our 
business, and consequently our sales, results of operations 
and cash flows, may be adversely affected.

We license some of our important trademarks to third 
parties. For example, we license Champion to third parties for 
athletic-oriented accessories. Although we make concerted 
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and contractual obligations imposed on our licensees, there 
is a risk that some licensees may not be in full compliance 
with those mechanisms and obligations. In that event, or if a 
licensee engages in behavior with respect to the licensed marks 
that would cause us reputational harm, we could experience a 
significant downturn in that brand’s business, adversely affecting 
our sales and results of operations. Similarly, any misuse of the 
Wonderbra or Playtex brands by Sun Capital could result in nega-
tive publicity and a loss of sales for our products under these 
brands, any of which may have a material adverse effect on our 
business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

We design, manufacture, source and sell products under 
trademarks that are licensed from third parties. If any  
licensor takes actions related to their trademarks that  
would cause their brands or our company reputational 
harm, our business may be adversely affected.

We design, manufacture, source and sell a number of our 
products under trademarks that are licensed from third parties 
such as our Polo Ralph Lauren men’s underwear. Because we do 
not control the brands licensed to us, our licensors could make 
changes to their brands or business models that could result in 
a significant downturn in a brand’s business, adversely affecting 
our sales and results of operations. If any licensor engages in 
behavior with respect to the licensed marks that would cause us 
reputational harm, or if any of the brands licensed to us violates 
the trademark rights of another or are deemed to be invalid or 
unenforceable, we could experience a significant downturn in 
that brand’s business, adversely affecting our sales and results 
of operations, and we may be required to expend significant 
amounts on public relations, advertising and, possibly, legal fees.

We are prohibited from selling our Wonderbra and Playtex 
intimate apparel products in the EU, as well as certain other 
countries in Europe and South Africa, and therefore are  
unable to take advantage of business opportunities that 
may arise in such countries.

Sun Capital has an exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license 
to manufacture, sell and distribute apparel products under the 
Wonderbra and Playtex trademarks in the member states of 
the EU, as well as Russia, South Africa, Switzerland and certain 
other nations in Europe. Due to the exclusive license, we are 
not permitted to sell Wonderbra and Playtex branded products in 
these nations and Sun Capital is not permitted to sell Wonderbra 
and Playtex branded products outside of these nations. Con-
sequently, we will not be able to take advantage of business 
opportunities that may arise relating to the sale of Wonderbra 
and Playtex products in these nations. For more information on 
these sales restrictions see “Business — Intellectual Property.”

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, 
our business may be adversely affected.

Our trademarks and copyrights are important to our market-
ing efforts and have substantial value. We aggressively protect 
these trademarks and copyrights from infringement and dilution 
through appropriate measures, including court actions and 
administrative proceedings. We are susceptible to others imitat-
ing our products and infringing our intellectual property rights. 
Infringement or counterfeiting of our products could diminish the 

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value of our brands or otherwise adversely affect our business. 
Actions we have taken to establish and protect our intellectual 
property rights may not be adequate to prevent imitation of  
our products by others or to prevent others from seeking to 
invalidate our trademarks or block sales of our products as a 
violation of the trademarks and intellectual property rights of  
others. In addition, unilateral actions in the United States or 
other countries, such as changes to or the repeal of laws recog-
nizing trademark or other intellectual property rights, could have 
an impact on our ability to enforce those rights.

The value of our intellectual property could diminish if others 

assert rights in, or ownership of, our trademarks and other intel-
lectual property rights. We may be unable to successfully resolve 
these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. In some cases, there 
may be trademark owners who have prior rights to our trade-
marks because the laws of certain foreign countries may not 
protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the 
laws of the United States. In other cases, there may be holders 
who have prior rights to similar trademarks. We are from time 
to time involved in opposition and cancellation proceedings with 
respect to some items of our intellectual property.

Our business depends on our senior management team and 
other key personnel.

Our success depends upon the continued contributions of 
our senior management team and other key personnel, some of 
whom have unique talents and experience and would be difficult 
to replace. The loss or interruption of the services of a member 
of our senior management team or other key personnel could 
have a material adverse effect on our business during the transi-
tional period that would be required for a successor to assume 
the responsibilities of the position. Our future success will also 
depend on our ability to attract and retain key managers, sales 
people and others. We may not be able to attract or retain these 
employees, which could adversely affect our business.

Businesses that we may acquire may fail to perform to  
expectations, and we may be unable to successfully  
integrate acquired businesses with our existing business.
From time to time, we may evaluate potential acquisition 

opportunities to support and strengthen our business. We  
may not be able to realize all or a substantial portion of the 
anticipated benefits of acquisitions that we may consummate. 
Newly acquired businesses may not achieve expected results  
of operations, including expected levels of revenues, and may  
require unanticipated costs and expenditures. Acquired busi-
nesses may also subject us to liabilities that we were unable 
to discover in the course of our due diligence, and our rights 
to indemnification from the sellers of such businesses, even if 
obtained, may not be sufficient to offset the relevant liabilities.  
In addition, the integration of newly acquired businesses may  
be expensive and time-consuming and may not be entirely  
successful. Integration of the acquired businesses may also 
place additional pressures on our systems of internal control 
over financial reporting. If we are unable to successfully inte-
grate newly acquired businesses or if acquired businesses fail  
to produce targeted results, it could have an adverse effect on  
our results of operations or financial condition.

 
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If the IRS determines that our spin off from Sara Lee does 
not qualify as a “tax-free” distribution or a “tax-free”  
reorganization, we may be subject to substantial liability. 

Sara Lee has received a private letter ruling from the Internal 

Revenue Service, or the “IRS,” to the effect that, among other 
things, the spin off qualifies as a tax-free distribution for U.S. 
federal income tax purposes under Section 355 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the “Internal Revenue 
Code,” and as part of a tax-free reorganization under Section 
368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, and the transfer to us 
of assets and the assumption by us of liabilities in connection 
with the spin off will not result in the recognition of any gain or 
loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes to Sara Lee.

Although the private letter ruling relating to the qualifica-
tion of the spin off under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the 
Internal Revenue Code generally is binding on the IRS, the 
continuing validity of the ruling is subject to the accuracy of 
factual representations and assumptions made in connection 
with obtaining such private letter ruling. Also, as part of the IRS’s 
general policy with respect to rulings on spin off transactions 
under Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code, the private let-
ter ruling obtained by Sara Lee is based upon representations by 
Sara Lee that certain conditions which are necessary to obtain 
tax-free treatment under Section 355 and Section 368(a)(1)(D) of 
the Internal Revenue Code have been satisfied, rather than  
a determination by the IRS that these conditions have been 
satisfied. Any inaccuracy in these representations could  
invalidate the ruling.

If the spin off does not qualify for tax-free treatment for 
U.S. federal income tax purposes, then, in general, Sara Lee 
would be subject to tax as if it has sold the common stock of 
our company in a taxable sale for its fair market value. Sara Lee’s 
stockholders would be subject to tax as if they had received a 
taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of our common 
stock that was distributed to them, taxed as a dividend (without 
reduction for any portion of a Sara Lee’s stockholder’s basis in its 
shares of Sara Lee common stock) for U.S. federal income tax 
purposes and possibly for purposes of state and local tax law, 
to the extent of a Sara Lee’s stockholder’s pro rata share of Sara 
Lee’s current and accumulated earnings and profits (including 
any arising from the taxable gain to Sara Lee with respect to 
the spin off). It is expected that the amount of any such taxes to 
Sara Lee’s stockholders and to Sara Lee would be substantial.
Pursuant to a tax sharing agreement we entered into with 
Sara Lee in connection with the spin off, we agreed to indemnify 
Sara Lee and its affiliates for any liability for taxes of Sara Lee 
resulting from: (1) any action or failure to act by us or any of our 
affiliates following the completion of the spin off that would be 
inconsistent with or prohibit the spin off from qualifying as a 
tax-free transaction to Sara Lee and to Sara Lee’s stockholders 
under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue 
Code, or (2) any action or failure to act by us or any of our 
affiliates following the completion of the spin off that would be 
inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material, informa-
tion, covenant or representation made in connection with the 
private letter ruling obtained by Sara Lee from the IRS relating to, 

among other things, the qualification of the spin off as a tax-free 
transaction described under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the 
Internal Revenue Code. Our indemnification obligations to Sara 
Lee and its affiliates are not limited in amount or subject to any 
cap. We expect that the amount of any such taxes to Sara Lee 
would be substantial.

Anti-takeover provisions of our charter and bylaws, as  
well as Maryland law and our stockholder rights agreement, 
may reduce the likelihood of any potential change of  
control or unsolicited acquisition proposal that you might 
consider favorable.

Our charter permits our board of directors, without stock-
holder approval, to amend the charter to increase or decrease 
the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of 
shares of stock of any class or series that we have the authority 
to issue. In addition, our board of directors may classify or reclas-
sify any unissued shares of common stock or preferred stock 
and may set the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting 
powers and other terms of the classified or reclassified shares. 
Our board of directors could establish a series of preferred stock 
that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a 
transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium 
price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interest 
of our stockholders. Under Maryland law, our board of directors 
also is permitted, without stockholder approval, to implement a 
classified board structure at any time.

Our bylaws, which only can be amended by our board of 
directors, provide that nominations of persons for election to our 
board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered 
at a stockholders meeting may be made only in the notice of the 
meeting, by or at the direction of our board of directors or by a 
stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has com-
plied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. Also, 
under Maryland law, business combinations between us and an 
interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder, 
including mergers, consolidations, share exchanges or, in circum-
stances specified in the statute, asset transfers or issuances or 
reclassifications of equity securities, are prohibited for five years 
after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder 
becomes an interested stockholder. An interested stockholder 
includes any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the 
voting power of our shares or any affiliate or associate of ours 
who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in 
question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting 
power of our stock. A person is not an interested stockholder 
under the statute if our board of directors approved in advance 
the transaction by which he otherwise would have become an 
interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, our 
board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to 
compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and 
conditions determined by our board. After the five-year prohibi-
tion, any business combination between us and an interested 
stockholder generally must be recommended by our board 
of directors and approved by two supermajority votes or our 
common stockholders must receive a minimum price, as defined 

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under Maryland law, for their shares. The statute permits various 
exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations 
that are exempted by our board of directors prior to the time that 
the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder.

In addition, we have adopted a stockholder rights agreement 

which provides that in the event of an acquisition of or tender  
offer for 15% of our outstanding common stock, our stockhold-
ers, other than the acquirer, shall be granted rights to purchase 
our common stock at a certain price. The stockholder rights 
agreement could make it more difficult for a third-party to 
acquire our common stock without the approval of our board  
of directors.

These and other provisions of Maryland law or our charter 

and bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or 
preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve 
a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be consid-
ered favorably by our stockholders.

ITEM 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

ITEM 1C.  Executive Officers of the Registrant

The chart below lists our executive officers and is followed 

by biographic information about them. No family relationship 
exists between any of our directors or executive officers.

Name  

Age  

Positions

Richard A. Noll 

Gerald W. Evans Jr. 

William J. Nictakis 

Joia M. Johnson 

Kevin W. Oliver 

E. Lee Wyatt Jr. 

53 

51 

50 

51 

53 

58 

Chairman of the Board of Directors  
and Chief Executive Officer

Co-operating Officer, President International

Co-operating Officer, President U.S.

Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel  
and Corporate Secretary

Chief Human Resources Officer 

Chief Financial Officer

Richard A. Noll has served as Chairman of the Board of 
Directors since January 2009, as our Chief Executive Officer 
since April 2006 and as a director since our formation in Septem-
ber 2005. From December 2002 until September 2006, he also 
served as a Senior Vice President of Sara Lee. From July 2005 
to April 2006, Mr. Noll served as President and Chief Operating 
Officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel. Mr. Noll served as Chief 
Executive Officer of Sara Lee Bakery Group from July 2003 to 
July 2005 and as the Chief Operating Officer of Sara Lee Bakery 
Group from July 2002 to July 2003. From July 2001 to July 2002, 
Mr. Noll was Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Legwear, Sara 
Lee Direct and Sara Lee Mexico. Mr. Noll joined Sara Lee in 1992 
and held a number of management positions with increasing 
responsibilities while employed by Sara Lee.

Gerald W. Evans Jr. has served as our Co-operating Officer, 

President International, since November 2010. From February 
2009 until November 2010, he was our President, International 
Business and Global Supply Chain. From February 2008 until 
February 2009, he served as our President, Global Supply Chain 
and Asia Business Development. From September 2006 until 
February 2008, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief 
Supply Chain Officer. From July 2005 until September 2006, 
Mr. Evans served as a Vice President of Sara Lee and as Chief 
Supply Chain Officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel. Mr. Evans 
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee 
Sportswear and Underwear from March 2003 until June 2005 
and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee  
Sportswear from March 1999 to February 2003.

William J. Nictakis has served as our Co-operating Officer, 

President U.S., since November 2010. From November 2007 
until November 2010, he was our President, Chief Commercial 
Officer. From June 2003 until November 2007, Mr. Nictakis 
served as President of the Sara Lee Bakery Group. From May 
1999 through June 2003, Mr. Nictakis was Vice President, Sales, 
of Frito-Lay, Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. that manufactures, 
markets, sells and distributes branded snacks.

Joia M. Johnson has served as our Chief Legal Officer, 
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2007, a 
position previously known as Executive Vice President, General 
Counsel and Corporate Secretary. From May 2000 until January 
2007, Ms. Johnson served as Executive Vice President, General 
Counsel and Secretary of RARE Hospitality International, Inc., 
an owner, operator and franchisor of national chain restaurants. 
Ms. Johnson currently serves on the board of Crawford & Com-
pany, the world’s largest independent provider of claims manage-
ment solutions to the risk management and insurance industry.

Kevin W. Oliver has served as our Chief Human Resources 
Officer since September 2006, a position previously known as 
Executive Vice President, Human Resources. From January 2006 
until September 2006, Mr. Oliver served as a Vice President of 
Sara Lee and as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of 
Sara Lee Branded Apparel. From February 2005 to December 
2005, Mr. Oliver served as Senior Vice President, Human 
Resources for Sara Lee Food and Beverage and from August 
2001 to January 2005 as Vice President, Human Resources for 
the Sara Lee Bakery Group.

E. Lee Wyatt Jr. has served as our Chief Financial Officer 
since September 2006, a position previously known as Executive 
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. From September 2005 
until September 2006, Mr. Wyatt served as a Vice President of 
Sara Lee and as Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Branded 
Apparel. Prior to joining Sara Lee, Mr. Wyatt was Executive Vice 
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Sonic Automo-
tive, Inc. from April 2003 to September 2005, and Vice President 
of Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Sealy Corporation 
from September 1998 to February 2003.

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The following table summarizes the properties primarily used 

by our segments as of January 1, 2011:

Properties by Segment (1) 

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Outerwear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Hosiery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Direct to Consumer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Owned 
Square Feet 

Leased 
Square Feet 

3,319,699 
2,294,310 
303,445 
— 
481,273 

4,019,584 
2,655,156 
39,000 
1,840,969 
818,903 

Total

7,339,283
4,949,466
342,445
1,840,969
1,300,176

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

6,398,727 

9,373,612 

15,772,339

(1) Excludes vacant land, facilities under construction, facilities no longer in operation intended 
for disposal, sourcing offices not associated with a particular segment, and office buildings 
housing corporate functions.

ITEM 3.  Legal Proceedings

Although we are subject to various claims and legal ac-
tions that occur from time to time in the ordinary course of our 
business, we are not party to any pending legal proceedings that 
we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, 
results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

ITEM 4. 

(Removed and Reserved)

H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

ITEM 2.  Properties

We own and lease properties supporting our administrative, 
manufacturing, distribution and direct outlet activities. We own 
our approximately 470,000 square-foot headquarters located 
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, which houses our various 
sales, marketing and corporate business functions. Research 
and development as well as certain product-design functions 
also are located in Winston-Salem, while other design functions 
are located in New York City and Lenexa, Kansas. Our products 
are manufactured through a combination of facilities we own 
and operate and facilities owned and operated by third-party 
contractors who perform some of the steps in the manufactur-
ing process for us, such as cutting and/or sewing. We source the 
remainder of our finished goods from third-party manufacturers 
who supply us with finished products based on our designs.
As of January 1, 2011, we owned and leased properties  
in 23 countries, including 43 manufacturing facilities and 31  
distribution centers, as well as office facilities. The leases for 
these properties expire between 2011 and 2022, with the  
exception of some seasonal warehouses that we lease on a 
month-by-month basis. 

As of January 1, 2011, we also operated 224 direct outlet 
stores in 40 states, most of which are leased under five-year, 
renewable lease agreements and several of which are leased 
under ten-year agreements. We believe that our facilities, as 
well as equipment, are in good condition and meet our current 
business needs.

The following table summarizes our properties by country as 

of January 1, 2011:

Properties by Country (1) 

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Non-U.S. facilities: 

El Salvador  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Dominican Republic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Mexico  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Canada  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Thailand  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Argentina  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
10 other countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Owned 
Square Feet 

Leased 
Square Feet 

Total

3,171,576 

7,666,324 

10,837,900

1,426,866 
356,279 
1,070,912 
835,240 
75,255 
289,480 
251,337 
168,282 
277,733 
— 
— 
125,289 
— 

307,327 
916,520 
47,734 
178,033 
341,974 
105,675 
240,365 
— 
14,142 
165,398 
164,548 
— 
77,428 

1,734,193
1,272,799
1,118,646
1,013,273
417,229
395,155
491,702
168,282
291,875
165,398
164,548
125,289
77,428

Total non-U.S. facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

4,876,673 

2,559,144 

7,435,817

Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

8,048,249 

10,225,468 

18,273,717

(1) Excludes vacant land.

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PART II

ITEM 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, 
Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer 
Purchases of Equity Securities

Market for our Common Stock

Our common stock currently is traded on the New York  
Stock Exchange, or the “NYSE,” under the symbol “HBI.” A 
“when-issued” trading market for our common stock on the 
NYSE began on August 16, 2006, and “regular way” trading 
of our common stock began on September 6, 2006. Prior to 
August 16, 2006, there was no public market for our common 
stock. Each share of our common stock has attached to it one 
preferred stock purchase right. These rights initially will be trans-
ferable with and only with the transfer of the underlying share of 
common stock. We have not made any unregistered sales of our 
equity securities.

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices 

for our common stock for the indicated periods:

2009 
Quarter ended April 4, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended July 4, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended October 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

2010
Quarter ended April 3, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended July 3, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended October 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Quarter ended January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

High 

Low

$13.66 
$19.07 
$22.96  
$26.61 

$28.40 
$31.45 
$27.88 
$28.42 

 $  5.14 
$10.76 
$13.07 
$21.02 

$20.95 
$23.44 
$23.28 
$23.94 

Holders of Record

On February 14, 2011, there were 40,861 holders of record 
of our common stock. Because many of the shares of our com-
mon stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf 
of stockholders, we are unable to determine the exact number 
of beneficial stockholders represented by these record holders, 
but we believe that there were approximately 73,300 beneficial 
owners of our common stock as of February 1, 2011.

Dividends

We currently do not pay regular dividends on our outstanding 

stock. The declaration of any future dividends and, if declared, 
the amount of any such dividends, will be subject to our actual 

future earnings, capital requirements, regulatory restrictions, 
debt covenants, other contractual restrictions and to the discre-
tion of our board of directors. Our board of directors may take 
into account such matters as general business conditions, our 
financial condition and results of operations, our capital require-
ments, our prospects and such other factors as our board of 
directors may deem relevant.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

There were no purchases by Hanesbrands during the quarter 

or year ended January 1, 2011 of equity securities that are 
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

Performance Graph

The following graph compares the cumulative total stock-
holder return on our common stock with the comparable cumula-
tive return of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the S&P 1500 
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index. The graph assumes 
that $100 was invested in our common stock and each index 
on August 11, 2006, the effective date of the registration of our 
common stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, although 
a “when-issued” trading market for our common stock did not 
begin until August 16, 2006, and “regular way” trading did not 
begin until September 6, 2006. The stock price performance on 
the following graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock 
price performance.

Comparison of Cumulative Five Year Total Return

$ 250

$ 200

$ 150

$ 100

$  50

$  0
1 / 0

8 / 1

6 

Hanesbrands Inc.
S&P MidCap 400 Index
S&P 1500 Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods Index

6 

1 / 0

2 / 3

1

7 

1 / 0

2 / 3

1

8 

1 / 0

2 / 3

1

9

1 / 0

2 / 3

1

0

1 / 1

2 / 3

1

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about our equity compensation plans as of January 1, 2011:

Plan Category  

Number of Securities to be Issued 
Upon Exercise of Outstanding 
Options, Warrants and Rights 

 Weighted Average Exercise 
Price of Outstanding Options, 
Warrants and Rights 

Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance (1)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

7,751,336 
 —  

 7,751,336 

$22.34 
—  

$22.34  

3,945,486
—

3,945,486

(1) The amount appearing under “Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans” includes 1,945,335 shares available under the Hanesbrands Inc. 

Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 and 2,000,151 shares available under the Hanesbrands Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 2006.

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ITEM 6.  Selected Financial Data

The following table presents our selected historical financial 
data. The statement of income data for the years ended January 
1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 and the balance 
sheet data as of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 have 
been derived from our audited consolidated financial state-
ments included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
The statement of income data for the year ended December 
29, 2007, the six-month period ended December 30, 2006 and 
the year ended July 1, 2006 and the balance sheet data as of 
January 3, 2009, December 29, 2007, December 30, 2006 and 
July 1, 2006 has been derived from our financial statements not 
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In October 2006, our Board of Directors approved a change 
in our fiscal year end from the Saturday closest to June 30 to the 
Saturday closest to December 31. As a result of this change, the 
table below includes presentation of the transition period begin-
ning on July 2, 2006 and ending on December 30, 2006.

Our historical financial data for periods prior to our spin off 
from Sara Lee on September 5, 2006 is not necessarily indica-
tive of our future performance or what our financial position and 
results of operations would have been if we had operated as a 
separate, stand alone entity during all of the periods shown. The 
data should be read in conjunction with our historical financial 
statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis 
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included 
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

(amounts in thousands, except per share data) 

Statement of Income Data: 
Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Years Ended 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Six Months
Ended 
January 3,  December 29,  December 30,  
2006 

2009 

2007 

Year Ended

July 1,
2006

$ 4,326,713   $ 3,891,275   $ 4,248,770   $ 4,474,537   $ 2,250,473   $ 4,472,832 
2,987,500 

2,626,001  

2,911,944  

3,033,627  

1,530,119  

2,871,420  

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Gain on curtailment of postretirement benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

1,414,769  
1,010,581  
—  
—  

1,265,274  
940,530  
—  
53,888  

1,377,350  
1,009,607  
—  
50,263  

1,440,910  
1,040,754  
(32,144) 
43,731  

  Operating profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other expense (income) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Income before income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

404,188  
20,221  
150,236  

233,731  
22,438  

270,856  
49,301  
163,279  

58,276  
6,993  

317,480  
(634) 
155,077  

163,037  
35,868  

388,569  
5,235  
199,208  

184,126  
57,999  

720,354  
547,469  
(28,467) 
11,278  

190,074  
7,401  
70,753  

111,920  
37,781  

1,485,332 
1,051,833 
— 
(101)

433,600 
— 
17,280 

416,320 
93,827 

  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$    211,293   $ 

  51,283   $  127,169   $  126,127   $ 

74,139   $  322,493 

Earnings per share — basic (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Earnings per share — diluted (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Weighted average shares — basic (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Weighted average shares — diluted (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 
$ 

2.19   $ 
2.16   $ 

0.54   $ 
0.54   $ 

1.35   $ 
1.34   $ 

1.31   $ 
1.30   $ 

0.77   $ 
0.77   $ 

96,500  
97,774  

95,158  
95,668  

94,171  
95,164  

95,936  
96,741  

96,309  
96,620  

(in thousands) 

Balance Sheet Data:
Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Total assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Noncurrent liabilities: 

Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Other noncurrent liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Total noncurrent liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Total stockholders’ or parent companies’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

$ 

  43,671   $ 

  38,943   $ 

3,790,002  

3,326,564  

January 3,  December 29,  December 30, 
2006 

2009 

2007 

  67,342   $  174,236   $  155,973   $  298,252 
4,903,886 

3,439,483  

3,435,620  

3,534,049  

1,990,735  
407,243  
2,397,978  
562,674  

1,727,547  
385,323  
2,112,870  
334,719  

2,130,907  
469,703  
2,600,610  
185,155  

2,315,250  
146,347  
2,461,597  
288,904  

2,484,000  
271,168  
2,755,168  
69,271  

— 
49,987 
49,987 
3,229,134 

(1) Prior to the spin off on September 5, 2006, the number of shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share is 96,306, which was the number of shares of our common stock 

outstanding on September 5, 2006.

(2) Subsequent to the spin off on September 5, 2006, the number of shares used to compute diluted earnings per share is based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding,  
plus the potential dilution that could occur if restricted stock units and options granted under our equity-based compensation arrangements were exercised or converted into common stock.

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3.35 
3.35 
96,306 
96,306 

July 1,
2006

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Overview

Our Company

We are a consumer goods company with a portfolio of 

leading apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, 
L’eggs, Just My Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, Outer 
Banks, Zorba, Rinbros, Duofold and Gear for Sports. We design, 
manufacture, source and sell a broad range of basic apparel such 
as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear,  
casualwear, activewear, socks and hosiery. According to NPD, 
our brands held either the number one or number two U.S. mar-
ket position by units sold in most product categories in which we 
compete, for the 12 month period ended December 31, 2010.
Our distribution channels include direct to consumer  
sales at our outlet stores, national chains and department 
stores and warehouse clubs, mass-merchandise outlets and 
international sales. During 2010, approximately 44% of our net 
sales were to mass merchants in the United States, 15% were 
to national chains and department stores in the United States, 
12% were in our International segment, 9% were in our Direct 
to Consumer segment in the United States, and 20% were to 
other retail channels in the United States such as embellishers, 
specialty retailers, wholesale clubs, sporting goods stores and 
collegiate bookstores. 

Our Segments

Our operations are managed and reported in five operating 
segments, each of which is a reportable segment for financial 
reporting purposes: Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery, Direct to 
Consumer and International. These segments are organized 
principally by product category, geographic location and distribu-
tion channel. Each segment has its own management that is 
responsible for the operations of the segment’s businesses but 
the segments share a common supply chain and media and 
marketing platforms. In October 2009, we completed the sale of 
our yarn operations and, as a result, we no longer have net sales 
in the Other segment, which was primarily comprised of sales of 
yarn to third parties.

n  Innerwear. The Innerwear segment focuses on core basic 

apparel, and consists of products such as women’s intimate 
apparel, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, and socks,  
marketed under well-known brands that are trusted by 
consumers. We are an intimate apparel category leader in 
the United States with our Hanes, Playtex, Bali, barely there, 
Just My Size and Wonderbra brands. We are also a leading 
manufacturer and marketer of men’s underwear and kids’ 
underwear under the Hanes and Polo Ralph Lauren brand 
names. During 2010, net sales from our Innerwear segment 
were $2.0 billion, representing approximately 46% of total 
net sales.

ITEM 7.  Management’s Discussion and  
Analysis of Financial Condition  
and Results of Operations 

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial 
condition and results of operations, or MD&A, contains forward-
looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please 
see “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the uncertain-
ties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. 
This discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical 
financial statements and related notes thereto and the other  
disclosures contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K. The results of operations for the periods reflected 
herein are not necessarily indicative of results that may be 
expected for future periods, and our actual results may differ  
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking state-
ments as a result of various factors, including but not limited 
to those listed under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K and included elsewhere in this Annual Report on  
Form 10-K.

MD&A is a supplement to our financial statements and 
notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K, and is provided to enhance your understanding of 
our results of operations and financial condition. Our MD&A is 
organized as follows:

n  Overview. This section provides a general description of our 
company and operating segments, business and industry 
trends, our key business strategies and background informa-
tion on other matters discussed in this MD&A.

n  Components of Net Sales and Expenses. This section 

provides an overview of the components of our net sales 
and expenses that are key to an understanding of our results 
of operations.

n  2010 Highlights. This section discusses some of the  

highlights of our performance and activities during 2010.

n  Consolidated Results of Operations and Operating 

Results by Business Segment. These sections provide our 
analysis and outlook for the significant line items on our 
statements of income, as well as other information that  
we deem meaningful to an understanding of our results  
of operations on both a consolidated basis and a business 
segment basis.

n  Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an 
analysis of trends and uncertainties affecting liquidity, cash 
requirements for our business, sources and uses of our cash 
and our financing arrangements.

n  Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section 
discusses the accounting policies that we consider impor-
tant to the evaluation and reporting of our financial condition 
and results of operations, and whose application requires 
significant judgments or a complex estimation process.

n  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. This section 

provides a summary of the most recent authoritative  
accounting pronouncements that we will be required to 
adopt in a future period.

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n  Outerwear. We are a leader in the casualwear and ac-

n  International. International includes products that span 

tivewear markets through our Hanes, Champion, Just My 
Size, Duofold and Gear for Sports brands, where we offer 
products such as T-shirts and fleece. Our casualwear lines 
offer a range of quality, comfortable clothing for men, 
women and children marketed under the Hanes and Just My 
Size brands. The Just My Size brand offers casual apparel 
designed exclusively to meet the needs of plus-size women. 
In 2009, we entered into a multi-year agreement to provide 
a women’s casualwear program with our Just My Size brand 
at Wal-Mart stores. In addition to activewear for men and 
women, Champion provides uniforms for athletic programs 
and includes an apparel program, C9 by Champion, at Target 
stores. We also license our Champion name for collegiate 
apparel and footwear. We also supply our T-shirts, sport 
shirts and fleece products, including brands such as Hanes, 
Champion, Outer Banks and Hanes Beefy-T, to customers, 
primarily wholesalers, who then resell to screen printers and 
embellishers. On November 1, 2010, we completed our ac-
quisition of Gear for Sports, a leading seller of licensed logo 
apparel in collegiate bookstores and other channels, which 
significantly strengthens our strategy of creating stronger 
branded and defensible businesses in our Outerwear seg-
ment. The operating results of Gear for Sports are included 
in the Outerwear segment. During 2010, net sales from our 
Outerwear segment were $1.3 billion, representing approxi-
mately 29% of total net sales. 

n  Hosiery. We are the leading marketer of women’s sheer 
hosiery in the United States. We compete in the hosiery 
market by striving to offer superior values and executing  
integrated marketing activities, as well as focusing on the 
style of our hosiery products. We market hosiery products 
under our L’eggs, Hanes and Just My Size brands. During 
2010, net sales from our Hosiery segment were $167 million, 
representing approximately 4% of total net sales. We expect 
the trend of declining hosiery sales to continue consistent 
with the overall decline in the industry and with shifts in 
consumer preferences.

n  Direct to Consumer. Our Direct to Consumer operations 
include our value-based (“outlet”) stores and Internet 
operations which sell products from our portfolio of leading 
brands. We sell our branded products directly to consumers 
through our outlet stores as well as our websites operat-
ing under the Hanes, One Hanes Place, Just My Size and 
Champion names. Our Internet operations are supported  
by our catalogs. As of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, 
we had 224 and 228 outlet stores, respectively. During  
2010, net sales from our Direct to Consumer segment  
were $378 million, representing approximately 9% of total 
net sales.

across the Innerwear, Outerwear and Hosiery reportable 
segments and are primarily marketed under the Hanes, 
Champion, Wonderbra, Playtex, Stedman, Zorba, Rinbros, 
Kendall, Sol y Oro, Bali and Ritmo brands. During 2010, net 
sales from our International segment were $509 million, rep-
resenting approximately 12% of total net sales and included 
sales in Latin America, Asia, Canada, Europe and South 
America. Our largest international markets are Canada, 
Japan, Mexico, Europe and Brazil, and we also have sales 
offices in India and China.

Outlook for 2011

After a strong performance in 2010 in an uncertain and 
volatile economic environment, we expect continued double-
digit growth in 2011 with projected net sales of approximately 
$4.85 billion to $5.0 billion compared to $4.33 billion in 2010. 
The primary drivers of this growth are expected to be price 
increases, partially offset by demand elasticity, a full year of the 
Gear for Sports acquisition contributing approximately five points 
of growth, and net shelf-space gains and increases in consumer 
spending each contributing another one to two points of growth 
in net sales.

Because of expected systemic cost inflation in 2011 as 
described below, particularly for cotton, energy and labor, we 
expect to take price increases throughout the year as warranted 
by cost inflation, including multiple increases already put in 
place through late summer. The timing and frequency of price 
increases will vary by product category, channel of trade, and 
country, with some increases as frequently as quarterly. The 
magnitude of price increases also will vary by product category. 
Demand elasticity effects, which could be significant for higher 
double-digit price increases implemented later in 2011, should be 
manageable and will have a muted impact in 2011.

For the first three quarters of 2011, we believe we know the 
majority of our costs, with cotton prices locked in through October. 
Our current 2011 earnings expectations assume we will continue 
to realize efficiency savings from our supply chain optimization of 
approximately $40 million and eliminate the majority of excess 
2010 costs to service the strong sales growth of $25 million to 
$30 million; continued investment in trade and media spending 
consistent with our historical rate of $90 million to $100 million; 
stable interest expense; and a higher full-year tax rate that could 
range from a percentage in the teens to the low 20s.

As a result of the cost inflation and higher product pricing, 
we expect higher working capital, in particular higher accounts 
receivable and inventories, partially offset by higher inventory 
turns which will negatively impact our cash flow. We typically 
use cash for the first half of the year and generate most of our 
cash flow in the second half of the year.

Business and Industry Trends

Inflation and Changing Prices

The economic environment in which we are operating 

continues to be uncertain and volatile, which could have unantici-
pated adverse effects on our business during 2011 and beyond. 
We are seeing a sustained increase in various input costs, such 

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as cotton and oil-related materials, utilities, freight and wages, 
which impacted our results in 2010 and will continue to do so 
throughout 2011. The estimated impact of cost inflation could be 
in the range of $250 million to $300 million higher in 2011 over 
2010. Rising demand for cotton resulting from the economic 
recovery, weather-related supply disruptions, significant declines 
in U.S. inventory and a sharp rise in the futures market for cotton 
caused cotton prices to surge upward during 2010 and early 
2011. After taking into consideration the cotton costs currently in 
our finished goods inventory and cotton prices we have locked 
in through October, we expect an average for cotton of at least 
$1.00 per pound in 2011 for purchases of cotton used in goods 
manufactured by us, which would have a negative impact rang-
ing from $100 million to $125 million when compared to 2010. 
The first and second quarters of 2011 should reflect an average 
cost of 83 cents per pound, the third quarter of 2011 should 
reflect an average cost of 89 cents per pound and the fourth 
quarter is not locked in at this time. These estimates do not 
include the cotton impact on the cost of sourced goods.

Although we have sold our yarn operations and nearly 40% 
of our business, such as bras, sheer hosiery and portions of our 
activewear categories, is not cotton-based, we are still exposed 
to fluctuations in the cost of cotton. During 2010, cotton prices 
hit their highest levels in 140 years. Increases in the cost of 
cotton can result in higher costs in the price we pay for yarn 
from our large-scale yarn suppliers. Our costs for cotton yarn 
and cotton-based textiles vary based upon the fluctuating cost 
of cotton, which is affected by, among other factors, weather, 
consumer demand, speculation on the commodities market, the 
relative valuations and fluctuations of the currencies of producer 
versus consumer countries and other factors that are generally 
unpredictable and beyond our control. We are able to lock in 
the cost of cotton reflected in the price we pay for yarn from 
our primary yarn suppliers in an attempt to protect our business 
from the volatility of the market price of cotton. However, our 
business can be affected by dramatic movements in cotton 
prices. Although the cost of cotton used in goods manufactured 
by us has historically represented only 6% of our cost of sales, 
it has risen to around 10% primarily as a result of cost inflation. 
Costs incurred for materials and labor are capitalized into inven-
tory and impact our results as the inventory is sold. 

Inflation can have a long-term impact on us because 
increasing costs of materials and labor may impact our ability 
to maintain satisfactory margins. For example, the cost of the 
materials that are used in our manufacturing process, such as  
oil-related commodities and other raw materials, such as dyes 
and chemicals, and other costs, such as fuel, energy and utility 
costs, can fluctuate as a result of inflation and other factors. 
Similarly, a significant portion of our products are manufactured 
in other countries and declines in the value of the U.S. dollar 
may result in higher manufacturing costs. Increases in inflation 
may not be matched by rises in income, which also could have a 
negative impact on spending. 

If we incur increased costs for materials, including cotton, 
and labor that we are unable to recoup through price increases 
or improved efficiencies, or if consumer spending declines, our 

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business, results of operations, financial condition and cash 
flows may be adversely affected.

Given the systemic cost inflation that the apparel industry is 
currently experiencing, most apparel retailers and manufacturers 
have announced they will be implementing price increases in 
2011 in order to maintain satisfactory margins. Higher raw mate-
rial costs, including cotton, and higher labor costs overseas are 
the primary reasons that price increases are needed to manage 
the inflated costs. 

Other Business and Industry Trends

The basic apparel market is highly competitive and evolving 
rapidly. Competition is generally based upon brand name recog-
nition, price, product quality, selection, service and purchasing 
convenience. The majority of our core styles continue from year 
to year, with variations only in color, fabric or design details. 
Some products, however, such as intimate apparel, activewear 
and sheer hosiery, do have more of an emphasis on style and 
innovation. Our businesses face competition today from other 
large corporations and foreign manufacturers, as well as smaller 
companies, department stores, specialty stores and other retail-
ers that market and sell basic apparel products under private 
labels that compete directly with our brands.

Our top ten customers accounted for 65% of our net sales 

and our top customer, Wal-Mart, accounted for over $1 billion of 
our sales in 2010. Our largest customers in 2010 were Wal-Mart, 
Target and Kohl’s, which accounted for 26%, 17% and 6% 
of total sales, respectively. The growth in retailers can create 
pricing pressures as our customers grow larger and seek to have 
greater concessions in their purchase of our products, while 
they can be increasingly demanding that we provide them with 
some of our products on an exclusive basis. To counteract these 
effects, it has become increasingly important to leverage our 
national brands through investment in our largest and strongest 
brands as our customers strive to maximize their performance 
especially in today’s challenging economic environment. In  
addition, during the past several years, various retailers, includ-
ing some of our largest customers, have experienced significant 
difficulties, including restructurings, bankruptcies and liquida-
tions, and the ability of retailers to overcome these difficulties 
may increase due to worldwide economic conditions. Brands 
are important in our core categories to drive traffic and project 
required quality and value.

Anticipating changes in and managing our operations in 

response to consumer preferences remains an important 
element of our business. In recent years, we have experienced 
changes in our net sales, revenues and cash flows in accordance 
with changes in consumer preferences and trends. For example, 
we expect the trend of declining hosiery sales to continue 
consistent with the overall decline in the industry and with shifts 
in consumer preferences. The Hosiery segment only comprised 
4% of our net sales in 2010 however, and as a result, the decline 
in the Hosiery segment has not had a significant impact on our 
net sales, revenues or cash flows. Generally, we manage the 
Hosiery segment for cash, placing an emphasis on reducing our 
cost structure and managing cash efficiently.

 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

Growth Platform

We have built a powerful three-plank growth platform 
designed to use big brands to increase sales domestically and 
internationally, use a low-cost worldwide supply chain to expand 
margins, and use strong cash flow to support multiple strategies 
to create value.

The first plank of our growth platform is the size and power 

of our brands. We have made significant investment in our 
consumer insights capability, innovative product development, 
and marketing. We have very large U.S. share positions, with the 
No. 1 share in all our innerwear categories and strong positions 
in outerwear categories, but we have ample opportunities to 
further build share. Internationally, our commercial markets 
include Mexico, Canada, Japan, India, Brazil and China, where a 
substantial amount of gross domestic product growth outside 
the United States will be concentrated over the next decade.
The second plank of our growth platform is the low-cost 

global supply chain that we have just built. Our low-cost, 
high-scale supply chain spans both the Western and Eastern 
hemispheres and creates a competitive advantage for us around 
the globe. Our supply chain has generated significant cost 
savings, margin expansion and contributions to cash flow and 
will continue to do so as we further optimize our size, scale and 
production capability. To support our growth, we have increased 
our production capacity such as in our Nanjing textile facility, 
which we expect will ramp up to full capacity by the end of 2011.
The third plank of our growth platform is our ability to  
consistently generate strong cash flow. We have the potential  
to increase cash flow, and our flexible long-term capital  
structure allows us to use cash in executing multiple strategies 
for earnings growth, including debt reduction and selective 
tactical acquisitions. 

Our Key Business Strategies

Sell more, spend less and generate cash are our broad strat-

egies to build our brands, reduce our costs and generate cash.

Sell More

Through our “sell more” strategy, we seek to drive profitable 
growth by consistently offering consumers brands they love and 
trust and products with unsurpassed value. Key initiatives we are 
employing to implement this strategy include:

n  Build big, strong brands in big core categories with  
innovative key items. Our ability to react to changing  
customer needs and industry trends is key to our success. 
Our design, research and product development teams, in 
partnership with our marketing teams, drive our efforts to 
bring innovations to market. We seek to leverage our insights 
into consumer demand in the basic apparel industry to 
develop new products within our existing lines and to modify 
our existing core products in ways that make them more  
appealing, addressing changing customer needs and indus-
try trends. We also support our key brands with targeted, 
effective advertising and marketing campaigns.

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n  Foster strategic partnerships with key retailers via  

“team selling.” We foster relationships with key retailers 
by applying our extensive category and product knowledge, 
leveraging our use of multi-functional customer management 
teams and developing new customer-specific programs such 
as C9 by Champion for Target and our Just My Size program 
at Wal-Mart. Our goal is to strengthen and deepen our exist-
ing strategic relationships with retailers and develop new 
strategic relationships. 

n  Use Kanban concepts to have the right products avail-
able in the right quantities at the right time. Through 
Kanban, a multi-initiative effort that determines production 
quantities, and in doing so, facilitates just-in-time produc-
tion and ordering systems, we seek to ensure that products 
are available to meet customer demands while effectively 
managing inventory levels.

Spend Less

Through our “spend less” strategy, we seek to become an 
integrated organization that leverages its size and global reach 
to reduce costs, improve flexibility and provide a high level of 
service. Key initiatives we are employing to implement this 
strategy include:

n  Optimizing our global supply chain to improve our  

cost-competitiveness and operating flexibility. We have 
restructured our supply chain over the past four years to 
create more efficient production clusters that utilize fewer, 
larger facilities and to balance our production capability 
between the Western Hemisphere and Asia. With our global 
supply chain infrastructure in place, we are focused long-
term on optimizing our supply chain to further enhance 
efficiency, improve working capital and asset turns and 
reduce costs through several initiatives, such as supplier-
managed inventory for raw materials and sourced goods 
ownership arrangements. We commenced production at our 
textile production plant in Nanjing, China, which is our first 
company-owned textile facility in Asia, in the fourth quarter 
of 2009 and we ramped up production in 2010 to support our 
growth, with the expectation of ramping up to full capacity 
by the end of 2011. The Nanjing facility, along with our other 
textile facilities and arrangements with outside contractors, 
enables us to expand and leverage our production scale as 
we balance our supply chain across hemispheres to support 
our production capacity. We consolidated our distribution 
network by implementing new warehouse management 
systems and technology and adding new distribution centers 
and new third-party logistics providers to replace parts of our 
legacy distribution network, including relocating distribution 
capacity to our West Coast distribution facility in California in 
order to expand capacity for goods we source from Asia. 

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n  Leverage our global purchasing and manufacturing 

scale. Historically, we have had a decentralized operating 
structure with many distinct operating units. We are in the 
process of consolidating purchasing, manufacturing and 
sourcing across all of our product categories in the United 
States. We believe that these initiatives will streamline our 
operations, improve our inventory management, reduce 
costs and standardize processes. 

Generate Cash

Through our “generate cash” strategy, we seek to effectively 
generate and invest cash at or above our weighted average cost 
of capital to provide superior returns for both our equity and debt 
investors. Key initiatives we are employing to implement this 
strategy include:

n  Optimizing our capital structure to take advantage of  

our business model’s strong and consistent cash flows. 
Maintaining appropriate debt leverage and utilizing excess 
cash to, for example, pay down debt, invest in our own stock 
and selectively pursue strategic acquisitions are keys to 
building a stronger business and generating additional value 
for investors. In November 2010, we completed a $1.0 billion 
senior notes offering and debt refinancing that strength-
ened and added flexibility to our capital structure by fixing a 
significant percentage of our debt at favorable interest rates 
at longer maturities. 

n  Continuing to improve turns for accounts receivables, 
inventory, accounts payable and fixed assets. Our abil-
ity to generate cash is enhanced through more efficient 
management of accounts receivables, inventory, accounts 
payable and fixed assets through several initiatives, such as 
supplier-managed inventory for raw materials, sourced goods 
ownership arrangements and other efforts.

Global Supply Chain

We have restructured our supply chain over the past four 
years to create more efficient production clusters that utilize 
fewer, larger facilities and to balance our production capability 
between the Western Hemisphere and Asia. We have closed 
plant locations, reduced our workforce and relocated some 
of our manufacturing capacity to lower cost locations in Asia, 
Central America and the Caribbean Basin. With our global supply 
chain infrastructure in place, we are focused long-term on opti-
mizing our supply chain to further enhance efficiency, improve 
working capital and asset turns and reduce costs through several 
initiatives, such as supplier-managed inventory for raw materials 
and sourced goods ownership arrangements. We commenced 
production at our textile production plant in Nanjing, China, 
which is our first company-owned textile facility in Asia, in the 

fourth quarter of 2009 and we ramped up production in 2010 to 
support our growth, with the expectation of ramping up to full 
capacity by the end of 2011. The Nanjing facility, along with our 
other textile facilities and arrangements with outside contrac-
tors, enables us to expand and leverage our production scale as 
we balance our supply chain across hemispheres to support our 
production capacity. We consolidated our distribution network by 
implementing new warehouse management systems and tech-
nology and adding new distribution centers and new third-party 
logistics providers to replace parts of our legacy distribution 
network, including relocating distribution capacity to our West 
Coast distribution facility in California in order to expand capacity 
for goods we source from Asia. 

Seasonality and Other Factors

Our operating results are subject to some variability due to 

seasonality and other factors. Generally, our diverse range of 
product offerings helps mitigate the impact of seasonal changes 
in demand for certain items. Sales are typically higher in the last 
two quarters (July to December) of each fiscal year. Socks,  
hosiery and fleece products generally have higher sales during 
this period as a result of cooler weather, back-to-school shopping 
and holidays. Sales levels in any period are also impacted by cus-
tomers’ decisions to increase or decrease their inventory levels 
in response to anticipated consumer demand. Our customers 
may cancel orders, change delivery schedules or change the mix 
of products ordered with minimal notice to us. Media, advertis-
ing and promotion expenses may vary from period to period 
during a fiscal year depending on the timing of our advertising 
campaigns for retail selling seasons and product introductions.
Although the majority of our products are replenishment in 

nature and tend to be purchased by consumers on a planned, 
rather than on an impulse, basis, our sales are impacted by 
discretionary spending by consumers. Discretionary spending is 
affected by many factors, including, among others, general busi-
ness conditions, interest rates, inflation, consumer debt levels, 
the availability of consumer credit, currency exchange rates, 
taxation, electricity power rates, gasoline prices, unemployment 
trends and other matters that influence consumer confidence 
and spending. Many of these factors are outside our control. 
Consumers’ purchases of discretionary items, including our 
products, could decline during periods when disposable income 
is lower, when prices increase in response to rising costs, or in 
periods of actual or perceived unfavorable economic conditions. 
These consumers may choose to purchase fewer of our prod-
ucts or to purchase lower-priced products of our competitors in 
response to higher prices for our products, or may choose not to 
purchase our products at prices that reflect our price increases 
that become effective from time to time.

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Components of Net Sales and Expenses

Restructuring

Net sales

We generate net sales by selling basic apparel products such 

as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, kids’ underwear, 
socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear. Our net sales are 
recognized net of discounts, coupons, rebates, volume-based 
incentives and cooperative advertising costs. We recognize 
revenue when (i) there is persuasive evidence of an arrange-
ment, (ii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, (iii) title and 
the risks of ownership have been transferred to the customer 
and (iv) collection of the receivable is reasonably assured, which 
occurs primarily upon shipment. Net sales include an estimate 
for returns and allowances based upon historical return experi-
ence. We also offer a variety of sales incentives to resellers and 
consumers that are recorded as reductions to net sales. Royalty 
income from license agreements with manufacturers of other 
consumer products that incorporate our brands is also included 
in net sales.

Cost of sales

Our cost of sales includes the cost of manufacturing finished 
goods, which consists of labor, raw materials such as cotton and 
petroleum-based products and overhead costs such as deprecia-
tion on owned facilities and equipment. Our cost of sales also 
includes finished goods sourced from third-party manufacturers 
that supply us with products based on our designs as well 
as charges for slow moving or obsolete inventories. Rebates, 
discounts and other cash consideration received from a vendor 
related to inventory purchases are reflected in cost of sales 
when the related inventory item is sold. Our costs of sales do 
not include shipping costs, comprised of payments to third party 
shippers, or handling costs, comprised of warehousing costs in 
our distribution facilities, and thus our gross margins may not be 
comparable to those of other entities that include such costs in 
cost of sales.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses include 
selling, advertising, costs of shipping, handling and distribution 
to our customers, research and development, rent on leased 
facilities, depreciation on owned facilities and equipment and 
other general and administrative expenses. Selling, general 
and administrative expenses also include management payroll, 
benefits, travel, information systems, accounting, insurance and 
legal expenses.

We have from time to time closed facilities and reduced 
headcount, including in connection with previously announced 
restructuring and business transformation plans. We refer 
to these activities as restructuring actions. When we decide 
to close facilities or reduce headcount, we take estimated 
charges for such restructuring, including charges for exited non-
cancelable leases and other contractual obligations, as well as 
severance and benefits. If the actual charge is different from the 
original estimate, an adjustment is recognized in the period such 
change in estimate is identified.

Other expense (income)

Our other expense (income) include charges such as losses 

on early extinguishment of debt, costs to amend and restate 
our credit facilities, fees associated with sales of certain trade 
accounts receivable to financial institutions, and charges related 
to the termination of certain interest rate hedging arrangements.

Interest expense, net

Our interest expense is net of interest income. Interest 

income is the return we earned on our cash and cash equiva-
lents. Our cash and cash equivalents are invested in highly liquid 
investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Income tax expense

Our effective income tax rate fluctuates from period to 
period and can be materially impacted by, among other things:

n  changes in the mix of our earnings from the various  

jurisdictions in which we operate;

n  the tax characteristics of our earnings;

n  the timing and amount of earnings of foreign subsidiaries 

that we repatriate to the United States, which may increase 
our tax expense and taxes paid; and

n  the timing and results of any reviews of our income tax filing 
positions in the jurisdictions in which we transact business.

Highlights from the year ended January 1, 2011

n  Total net sales in 2010 were $4.33 billion, compared with 

$3.89 billion in 2009, representing an 11% increase. 

n  Operating profit was $404 million in 2010 compared with 
$271 million in 2009, representing a 49% increase. As  
a percent of sales, operating profit was 9.3% in 2010  
compared to 7.0% in 2009.

n  Diluted earnings per share were $2.16 in 2010, compared 

with $0.54 in 2009. 

n  Gross capital expenditures were $106 million in 2010,  

compared to $127 million in 2009. Proceeds from sales of 
assets were $46 million in 2010 and $38 million in 2009.

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n  In November 2010, we completed the acquisition of GearCo, 
Inc., known as Gear for Sports, a leading seller of licensed 
logo apparel in collegiate bookstores. Gear for Sports, which 
sells embellished licensed apparel under several brand 
names, including our Champion label, had sales of approxi-
mately $225 million and an operating profit margin of more 
than 11% of sales in its fiscal year ended in June 2010. The 
Gear for Sports acquisition supports our strategy of creating 
stronger branded and defensible businesses in our Outer-
wear segment, which has included building our Champion 
activewear brand and increasing sales of higher-margin 
graphic apparel. We have significant growth synergies in 
both the collegiate bookstore channel and our existing retail 
channels and opportunities to take advantage of our low-cost 
global supply chain. After giving effect to the acquisition, 
graphic apparel sales constitute approximately 20% to 25% 
of the Outerwear Segment net sales. The purchase price 
was $55 million in cash for shareholders’ equity plus pay-
ment at closing of approximately $172 million of debt of the 
privately held company.

n  In November 2010, we completed a senior notes offering 

and debt refinancing that strengthened and added flexibility 
to our capital structure by fixing a significant percentage  
of our debt at favorable interest rates at longer maturities. 
The refinancing consisted of the sale of $1.0 billion 6.375% 
Senior Notes with a 10-year maturity. The proceeds from  
the sale of the 6.375% Senior Notes were used to retire 
early the entire $691 million outstanding under the $750 mil-
lion floating-rate term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) 
under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and reduce the 
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility, 
and to pay fees and expenses related to the transaction. 

Consolidated Results of Operations — Year Ended 
January 1, 2011 (“2010”) Compared with Year Ended 
January 2, 2010 (“2009”)

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower)  

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,326,713  
2,911,944 
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 3,891,275   $ 435,438 
285,943 

2,626,001 

Percent
Change

11.2%
10.9

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and  

1,414,769 

1,265,274 

149,495 

11.8

administrative expenses. . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,010,581 
— 

  Operating profit. . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

Income before income tax  
expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . 

404,188 
20,221 
150,236 

233,731 
22,438 

940,530 
53,888 

270,856 
49,301 
163,279 

70,051 
(53,888) 

7.4
(100.0) 

133,332 
(29,080) 
(13,043) 

49.2
(59.0)
(8.0) 

58,276 
6,993 

175,455 
15,445 

301.1
220.9

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  211,293  

$ 

  51,283   $ 160,010 

312.0%

Net Sales 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower)  

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,326,713  

$ 3,891,275   $ 435,438 

 11.2%

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Consolidated net sales were higher by $435 million or 11% 
in 2010 compared to 2009, reflecting significant space and distri-
bution gains at retailers, positive retail sell-through and inventory 
restocking at retail. Our significant space and distribution gains 
at retailers contributed approximately 6% of sales growth, while 
approximately 4% of growth was driven by increased retail 
sell-through, retailer inventory restocking and foreign currency 
exchange rates. Early in the fourth quarter of 2010 we completed 
the acquisition of Gear for Sports which accounted for 1% of 
our higher net sales. All three of our largest segments delivered 
double digit sales growth in 2010, with the Outerwear segment 
achieving 20% sales growth.

Innerwear, Outerwear and International segment net sales 

were higher by $179 million (10%), $208 million (20%) and 
$71 million (16%), respectively, in 2010 compared to 2009. 
Direct to Consumer segment net sales were higher by $8 million 
(2%), while Hosiery and Other segment net sales were lower by 
$19 million (10%) and $13 million, respectively, in 2010 compared 
to 2009. Outerwear’s segment net sales include the acquisi-
tion of Gear for Sports during the fourth quarter of 2010 which 
contributed 4% of the segment’s growth for the year.

International segment net sales were higher by 16% in  
2010 compared to 2009, which reflected a favorable impact  
of $22 million related to foreign currency exchange rates due  
to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, 
Brazilian real and Mexican peso compared to the U.S. dollar, 
partially offset by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared 
to the Euro. International segment net sales were higher by 11% 
in 2010 compared to 2009 after excluding the impact of foreign 
exchange rates on currency.

Gross Profit

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Gross profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,414,769  

$ 1,265,274   $ 149,495  

11.8%

As a percent of net sales, our gross profit was 32.7% in 2010 

compared to 32.5% in 2009, increasing as a result of the items 
described below. Our results in 2010 primarily benefited from 
higher sales volumes and savings from cost reduction initiatives 
and were negatively impacted by higher cotton costs and higher 
service costs.

Our gross profit was higher by $149 million in 2010 com-
pared to 2009 due primarily to higher sales volume of $203 mil-
lion, savings from our prior restructuring actions of $29 million, 
vendor price reductions of $27 million, lower start-up and 
shut-down costs of $16 million associated with the consolidation 
and globalization of our supply chain, a $10 million favorable 
impact related to foreign currency exchange rates and lower 
accelerated depreciation of $5 million. The favorable impact of 
foreign currency exchange rates in our International segment 
was primarily due to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, 
Japanese yen, Brazilian real and Mexican peso compared to the 
U.S. dollar, partially offset by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar 
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Our gross profit was negatively impacted by an unfavorable 

product sales mix of $54 million, higher sales incentives of 
$34 million, higher cotton costs of $33 million, lower product 
pricing of $12 million primarily in the first half of 2010, higher 
other manufacturing costs of $6 million and higher production 
costs of $4 million. The higher production costs were primarily 
attributable to $25 million of incremental costs to service higher 
demand, partially offset by lower energy and oil-related costs of 
$21 million. Our 2010 sales incentives were higher due to higher 
sales volumes and, as a percentage of sales, sales incentives 
were flat compared to 2009.

We incurred one-time restructuring related write-offs of 

$4 million in 2009 for stranded raw materials and work in 
process inventory determined not to be salvageable or cost-
effective to relocate, which did not recur in 2010.

The cotton prices reflected in our results were 69 cents per 

pound in 2010 compared to 55 cents per pound in 2009. We 
continue to see higher prices for cotton and oil-related materials 
in the market. 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Years Ended

We also incurred higher expenses of $7 million in 2010 
compared to 2009 as a result of opening new retail stores  
or expanding existing stores. We opened five retail stores  
during 2010.

These higher expenses were partially offset by lower  
pension expense of $7 million, savings of $4 million from our 
prior restructuring actions, lower accelerated depreciation of 
$3 million and lower stock compensation and certain other 
benefit expenses of $2 million in 2010 compared to 2009.

Changes due to foreign currency exchange rates, which  
are included in the impact of the changes discussed above, 
resulted in higher selling, general and administrative expenses  
of $7 million in 2010 compared to 2009.

Restructuring

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ —  

$ 53,888   $ (53,888) 

(100.0)%

During 2009, we incurred $54 million in restructuring charges, 

which primarily related to employee termination and other 
benefits, charges related to contract obligations, other exit costs 
associated with facility closures approved during that period and 
fixed asset impairment charges that did not recur in 2010.

Selling, general and  
administrative expenses  . . . . . . .  $ 1,010,581  

$ 940,530  

$ 70,051  

7.4%

Operating Profit 

Our selling, general and administrative expenses were 
$70 million higher in 2010 compared to 2009. As a percent of 
net sales our selling, general and administrative expenses were 
23.4% in 2010 compared to 24.2% in 2009.

Our non-media related MAP expenses and media related 

MAP expenses were higher by $12 million and $5 million, 
respectively, during 2010 compared to 2009 when we reduced 
spending due to the recession. MAP expenses may vary from 
period to period during a fiscal year depending on the timing of 
our advertising campaigns for retail selling seasons and product 
introductions. For example, during the second quarter of 2010 
we launched new television advertising featuring new Hanes 
men’s underwear products Comfort Flex waistband and Lay Flat 
Collar T-shirts, we introduced new advertising supporting Playtex 
18 Hour cooling products and we launched new advertising sup-
porting the new barely there Smart sizes bra sizing system.

We also incurred higher distribution expenses of $28 million, 

higher selling and other marketing expenses of $17 million and 
higher consulting expenses of $7 million. The higher distribu-
tion expenses were primarily due to higher sales volumes and 
$10 million of incremental costs to service higher demand such 
as overtime and rework expenses in our distribution centers 
while the higher selling and other marketing expenses were 
primarily due to higher sales volumes. In addition, we recognized 
an $8 million gain related to the sale of our yarn operations to 
Parkdale America, LLC (“Parkdale America”) in 2009 that did not 
recur in 2010.

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Operating profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 404,188  

$ 270,856   $ 133,332  

49.2%

Operating profit was higher in 2010 compared to 2009 as a 
result of higher gross profit of $149 million and lower restructur-
ing charges of $54 million, partially offset by higher selling, 
general and administrative expenses of $70 million. Changes 
in foreign currency exchange rates had a favorable impact on 
operating profit of $3 million in 2010 compared to 2009.

Other Expenses

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Other expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 20,221  

$ 49,301   $ (29,080)  

 (59.0)%

In November 2010, we completed the sale of our 6.375% 
Senior Notes. The proceeds from the sale of the 6.375% Senior 
Notes were used to retire early the entire $691 million outstand-
ing under the floating-rate Term Loan Facility, and reduce the 
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility and to 
pay fees and expenses related to the transaction. In connection 
with this transaction, we recognized a loss on early extinguish-
ment of debt of $14 million related to unamortized debt issuance 
costs and the associated fees and expenses. 

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Income Tax Expense 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 22,438  

$ 6,993  

$ 15,445  

 220.9%

Our effective income tax rate was 10% in 2010 compared to 
12% in 2009. The effective income tax rate of 10% for 2010 was 
primarily attributable to a discrete, non-recurring income tax ben-
efit of approximately $20 million. The income tax benefit resulted 
from a change in estimate associated with the remeasurement 
of unrecognized tax benefit accruals and the determination that 
certain tax positions had been effectively settled following the 
finalization of tax reviews and audits for amounts that were 
less than originally anticipated. This non-recurring income tax 
benefit was partially offset by a lower proportion of our earnings 
attributed to foreign subsidiaries than in 2009 which are taxed at 
rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate.

Our strategic initiative to enhance our global supply chain 
by optimizing lower-cost manufacturing capacity and to support 
our commercial operations outside the United States resulted in 
capital investments outside the United States in 2009 and 2010 
that impacted our effective tax rate.

Net Income 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 211,293  

$ 51,283   $ 160,010  

 312.0%

Net income for 2010 was higher than 2009 primarily due to 
higher operating profit of $133 million, lower other expenses of 
$29 million and lower interest expense of $13 million, which was 
partially offset by higher income tax expense of $15 million.

In addition, during 2010 we wrote off unamortized debt  
issuance costs and incurred charges for funding fees associated 
with the sales of certain trade accounts receivable to financial 
institutions, which combined totaled $6 million. The write-off 
related to unamortized debt issuance costs resulted from the 
repayment of $57 million of principal under the 2009 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility and from a reduction in borrowing capac-
ity available under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
from $250 million to $150 million that we effected in recognition 
of our lower trade accounts receivable balance resulting from the 
sales of certain trade accounts receivable to a financial institution 
outside the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility.

During 2009, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment 

of debt of $17 million related to unamortized debt issuance 
costs and fees paid in connection with the execution of the 
2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the issuance of the 8% 
Senior Notes. As a result of the refinancing of our outstanding 
borrowings under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and 
repayment of the outstanding borrowings under our $450 million 
second lien credit facility that we entered into in 2006 (the  
“Second Lien Credit Facility”), we recognized a loss of $26 mil-
lion in 2009 related to termination of certain interest rate  
hedging arrangements. In addition, in 2009 we incurred a  
$2 million loss on early extinguishment of debt related to 
unamortized debt issuance costs resulting from the prepayment 
of $140 million of principal under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and we incurred costs of $4 million to amend the 2006 
Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility. 

Interest Expense, Net 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 150,236  

$ 163,279   $ (13,043) 

Percent
Change

(8.0)%

Interest expense, net was lower by $13 million in 2010 
compared to 2009. The lower interest expense was primarily 
attributable to lower outstanding debt balances that reduced 
interest expense by $12 million. In addition, the refinancing 
of our debt structure in December 2009, which included the 
amendment and restatement of the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility into the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility, the issuance 
of the 8% Senior Notes and the settlement of certain outstand-
ing interest rate hedging instruments, and the refinancing of our 
debt structure in November 2010, which included the sale of our 
6.375% Senior Notes, combined with a lower London Interbank 
Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” and federal funds rate, caused a 
net decrease in interest expense in 2010 compared to 2009 of 
$1 million.

Our weighted average interest rate on our outstanding debt 

was 5.91% during 2010 compared to 6.86% in 2009.

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Operating Results by Business Segment — Year 
Ended January 1, 2011 (“2010”) Compared with Year 
Ended January 2, 2010 (“2009”)

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales:
Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 2,012,922  
1,259,935  
Outerwear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
166,780  
Hosiery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
377,847  
Direct to Consumer  . . . . . . . . . . . 
509,229  
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
—  
Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 1,833,616   $ 179,306  
208,200  
(18,930) 
8,108  
71,425  
(12,671) 

1,051,735  
185,710  
369,739  
437,804  
12,671  

9.8%
19.8
(10.2)
2.2
16.3
(100.0) 

Total net sales. . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,326,713  

$ 3,891,275   $ 435,438  

11.2%

Segment operating profit (loss):
Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  263,368  
77,656  
Outerwear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
53,583  
Hosiery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
25,880  
Direct to Consumer  . . . . . . . . . . . 
59,368  
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
—  
Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$  234,352   $  29,016  
24,606  
(7,487) 
(11,298) 
14,680  
2,164  

53,050  
61,070  
37,178  
44,688  
(2,164) 

12.4%
46.4
(12.3)
(30.4)
32.8
100.0

Total segment operating  
  profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Items not included in  

segment operating profit:
General corporate expenses  . . . . 
Amortization of trademarks  

and other intangibles . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventory write-off included  

in cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Accelerated depreciation  

included in cost of sales . . . . . 

Accelerated depreciation  
included in selling, 
general and  
administrative expenses. . . . . 

479,855  

428,174  

51,681  

12.1

(63,158) 

(75,127) 

(11,969) 

(15.9)

(12,509) 
—  

(12,443) 
(53,888) 

66  
(53,888) 

0.5
(100.0)

—  

—  

(4,135) 

(4,135) 

(100.0)

(8,641) 

(8,641) 

(100.0)

—  

(3,084) 

(3,084) 

(100.0)

Total operating profit. . . . . . . . 
Other expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

404,188  
(20,221) 
(150,236) 

270,856  
(49,301) 
(163,279) 

133,332  
(29,080) 
(13,043) 

49.2
(59.0)
(8.0)

Income before income tax  

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  233,731  

$   58,276   $ 175,455  

301.1%

A significant portion of the selling, general and administrative 

expenses in each segment is an allocation of our consolidated 
selling, general and administrative expenses, however certain 
expenses that are specifically identifiable to a segment are 
charged directly to such segment. The allocation methodology 
for the consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses 
for 2010 is consistent with 2009. Our consolidated selling, 
general and administrative expenses before segment allocations 
were $70 million higher in 2010 compared to 2009.

Innerwear 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 2,012,922  
 263,368  
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 1,833,616   $ 179,306  
 29,016  

234,352  

Percent
Change

 9.8%
12.4 

Overall net sales in the Innerwear segment were higher  
by $179 million or 10% in 2010 compared to 2009, primarily  
due to space and distribution gains, stronger sales at retail  
and retailer inventory restocking. We have achieved space and 
distributions gains by leveraging our scale and consumer insight. 
Our strong brands across all distribution channels and our 
innovation processes allow us to take advantage of long-term 
consumer trends. 

Net sales in our male underwear product category were 
19% or $146 million higher in 2010 compared to 2009, which 
reflect higher net sales in our Hanes brand of $135 million 
primarily due to distribution gains related to a new customer in 
the discount retail channel, space gains in the mass merchant 
and department store channels and increased retail sell through. 
Our male underwear product category continues to benefit 
from the increased media support for our Hanes brand and from 
our identification of key long-term megatrends such as comfort 
and dyed and color products. We have developed innovations 
to capitalize on these trends such as the Hanes Lay Flat Collar 
T-shirts and Hanes Comfortsoft waist band briefs and boxers.

Intimate apparel net sales were $22 million higher in 2010 
compared to 2009. Our bra category net sales were $13 million 
higher in the average figure sizes driven primarily by space and 
distribution gains. Our panties category net sales were higher 
by $9 million primarily due to distribution gains related to a new 
customer in the discount retail channel. From a brand perspec-
tive, our net sales were higher in our smaller brands (barely 
there, Just My Size and Wonderbra) by $21 million, in our Hanes 
brand by $8 million and in our Bali brand by $3 million, partially 
offset by lower net sales in our Playtex brand of $6 million and 
lower private label net sales of $4 million.

Higher net sales of $12 million in our socks product category 

reflect higher Hanes brand net sales of $26 million, partially 
offset by lower Champion brand net sales of $14 million in 2010 
compared to 2009. The higher Hanes brand net sales were 
primarily due to space gains in the mass merchant channel and 
increased retail sell through and the lower Champion brand net 
sales were primarily due to lower net sales in the wholesale  
club channel.

Innerwear segment gross profit was higher by $45 million 
in 2010 compared to 2009. The higher gross profit was primarily 
due to higher sales volume of $101 million, savings from our 
prior restructuring actions of $21 million, vendor price reductions 
of $15 million and higher product pricing of $3 million before 
increased sales incentives. These lower costs were partially 
offset by higher sales incentives of $43 million due to higher 
sales volumes and investments made with retailers, unfavor-
able product sales mix of $22 million, higher cotton costs of 
$13 million, higher production costs of $11 million and higher 
other manufacturing costs of $5 million. The higher production 
costs were due to incremental costs to service higher demand, 
partially offset by lower energy and oil-related costs.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the Inner-
wear segment was 31.6% in 2010 compared to 32.3% in 2009.

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Innerwear segment operating profit was higher in 2010 
compared to 2009 primarily as a result of higher gross profit and 
savings of $2 million from prior restructuring actions primarily 
for compensation and related benefits, partially offset by higher 
media related MAP expenses of $7 million, higher distribution 
expenses of $7 million and higher non-media related MAP 
expenses of $4 million.

Outerwear 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,259,935  
 77,656  
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 1,051,735   $ 208,200  
 24,606  

 53,050  

 19.8%
 46.4 

Outerwear segment net sales, which benefited from space 

and distribution gains and stronger sales at retail, were higher by 
$208 million or 20% in 2010 compared to 2009. Our casualwear 
category net sales were higher in both the wholesale and retail 
channels by $64 million and $59 million, respectively. The higher 
net sales in the wholesale casualwear channel of 22% were 
primarily due to stronger sales at retail and replenishment timing 
of inventory levels by third-party embellishers and wholesalers. 
The higher net sales in the retail casualwear channel of 21% 
reflect space gains primarily from an exclusive long-term agree-
ment entered into with Wal-Mart in April 2009 that significantly 
expanded the presence of our Just My Size brand. This integrat-
ed program with Wal-Mart develops, sources, and merchandises 
a line of women’s clothing designed to meet the needs of plus 
size women. 

Our Champion brand activewear net sales, which continue  

to be positively impacted by our marketing investment in the 
brand, were higher by $49 million or 10% due to stronger sales 
at retail and space gains in the sporting goods channel. Our 
Champion brand has achieved consistent growth by focusing on 
the fast growing active demographic with a unique moderate 
price positioning. 

The acquisition of Gear for Sports in early November 2010 
added an incremental $36 million of net sales for the year. The 
Gear for Sports business includes sales of licensed logo apparel 
in collegiate bookstores and other channels.

Outerwear segment gross profit was higher by $48 million 

in 2010 compared to 2009. The higher gross profit was primarily 
due to higher sales volume of $70 million, lower sales incentives 
of $15 million, savings of $7 million from our cost reduction 
initiatives and prior restructuring actions, lower production costs 
of $5 million related to lower energy and oil-related costs, vendor 
price reductions of $5 million, lower other manufacturing costs 
of $3 million and lower on-going excess and obsolete inventory 
costs of $2 million. These lower costs were partially offset by 
lower product pricing of $22 million primarily in the first half of 
2010, higher cotton costs of $20 million and unfavorable product 
sales mix of $15 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the  
Outerwear segment was 22.1% in 2010 compared to 21.9%  
in 2009, increasing as a result of the items described above.

Outerwear segment operating profit was higher in 2010 
compared to 2009 primarily as a result of higher gross profit and 
lower media related MAP expenses of $3 million, partially offset 
by higher distribution expenses of $15 million, higher selling and 
other marketing expenses of $7 million and higher non-media 
related MAP expenses of $4 million.

Hosiery 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 166,780  
 53,583  

$ 185,710   $ (18,930) 
 (7,487) 

 61,070  

(10.2)%
 (12.3)

Net sales in the Hosiery segment declined by $19 million or 

10%, which was primarily due to lower net sales of our L’eggs 
brand to mass retailers and food and drug stores and our Hanes 
brand to national chains and department stores. The hosiery 
category has been in a state of consistent decline for the past 
decade, as the trend toward casual dress reduced demand for 
sheer hosiery. Generally, we manage the Hosiery segment for 
cash, placing an emphasis on reducing our cost structure and 
managing cash efficiently.

Hosiery segment gross profit was lower by $9 million in 2010 

compared to 2009. The lower gross profit for 2010 compared to 
2009 was primarily the result of lower sales volume of $11 mil-
lion and higher on-going excess and obsolete inventory costs of 
$2 million, partially offset by lower production costs of $2 million 
and vendor price reductions of $1 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the  
Hosiery segment was 50.2% in 2010 compared to 49.8%  
in 2009.

Hosiery segment operating profit was lower in 2010 com-

pared to 2009 primarily as a result of lower gross profit and 
higher media related MAP expenses of $2 million, partially offset 
by lower distribution expenses of $2 million.

Direct to Consumer 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 377,847  
 25,880  

$ 369,739  
 37,178  

$ 8,108  
 (11,298) 

Percent
Change

 2.2%

 (30.4)

Direct to Consumer segment net sales were $8 million or 
2% higher in 2010 compared to 2009 primarily due to higher net 
sales in our outlet stores attributable to new stores opened after 
2009 and higher net sales related to our Internet operations. 
Comparable store sales in 2010 were flat compared to 2009.

Direct to Consumer segment gross profit was slightly higher 
in 2010 compared to 2009. The higher gross profit was primarily 
due to higher sales volume of $4 million and higher product 
pricing of $2 million which was offset by higher other product 
costs of $5 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the Direct 

to Consumer segment was 61.1% in 2010 compared to 62.4% 
in 2009.

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Direct to Consumer segment operating profit was lower in 

2010 compared to 2009 primarily as a result of higher expenses 
of $7 million as a result of opening new retail stores or expand-
ing existing stores and higher non-media related MAP expenses 
of $3 million. 

International

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 509,229  
 59,368  

$ 437,804  
 44,688  

$ 71,425  
 14,680  

16.3%
 32.8 

Overall net sales in the International segment were higher 
by $71 million or 16% in 2010 compared to 2009, primarily as a 
result of stronger net sales in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Brazil, 
China, India and Argentina, which reflects space and distribu-
tion gains and stronger sales at retail, and a favorable impact of 
$22 million related to foreign currency exchange rates, partially 
offset by lower sales in Japan.

Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates on currency, 

International segment net sales increased by 11% in 2010 
compared to 2009. The favorable impact of foreign currency 
exchange rates in our International segment was primarily due  
to the strengthening of the Canadian dollar, Japanese yen,  
Brazilian real, and Mexican peso compared to the U.S. dollar, 
partially offset by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared 
to the Euro.

During 2010, we experienced higher net sales, in each  
case excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates,  
in our activewear, intimate apparel and male underwear busi-
nesses in Canada of $11 million, in our casualwear business in 
Europe of $11 million, in our intimate apparel business in Mexico 
of $7 million, in our male underwear and hosiery businesses in 
Brazil of $7 million, in our thermals and male underwear busi-
nesses in China of $5 million, in our male underwear business in 
India of $3 million, in our intimate apparel business in Argentina 
of $3 million and higher net sales of $6 million in all other 
regions, partially offset by lower net sales in our activewear 
and male underwear businesses in Japan of $4 million. Our 
innerwear businesses in Canada and Mexico have continued to 
produce strong sales growth as we hold leading positions with 
strong market shares in intimate apparel and male underwear 
product categories. In certain international markets we are 
focusing on adopting global designs for some product categories 
to quickly launch new styles to expand our market position. The 
higher net sales reflect our successful efforts to improve our 
strong positions.

International segment gross profit was higher by $37 million 
in 2010 compared to 2009. The higher gross profit was primarily 
a result of higher sales volume of $22 million, a favorable impact 
related to foreign currency exchange rates of $10 million, vendor 
price reductions of $6 million and higher product pricing of 
$5 million, partially offset by higher sales incentives of $6 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the 
International segment was 38.8% in 2010 compared to 36.7%  
in 2009, increasing as a result of the items described above.

International segment operating profit was higher in 2010 
compared to 2009 primarily as a result of the higher gross profit, 
partially offset by higher selling and other marketing expenses of 
$9 million, higher distribution expenses of $7 million, higher non-
media related MAP expenses of $3 million and higher consulting 
expenses of $2 million.

The changes in foreign currency exchange rates, which are  

included in the impact on gross profit above, had a favorable 
impact on operating profit of $3 million in 2010 compared  
to 2009.

Other

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit (loss) . . 

$ —  
 —  

$ 12,671   $ (12,671) 
2,164  

(2,164)  

(100.0)%
 100.0 

Sales in our Other segment primarily consisted of sales of 

yarn to third parties, which were intended to maintain asset 
utilization at certain manufacturing facilities and generate approxi-
mate break even margins. In October 2009, we completed the 
sale of our yarn operations as a result of which we ceased mak-
ing our own yarn and now source all of our yarn requirements 
from large-scale yarn suppliers. As a result of the sale of our yarn 
operations, we no longer have net sales in our Other segment.

General Corporate Expenses 

General corporate expenses were $12 million lower in 2010 

compared to 2009 primarily due to lower start-up and shut-down 
costs of $16 million associated with the consolidation and global-
ization of our supply chain, lower pension expense of $7 million 
and lower stock compensation and certain other benefits of 
$5 million, partially offset by lower gains on sales of assets of 
$12 million and higher other expenses of $4 million.

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Innerwear segment net sales were lower (6%) in 2009 
compared to 2008, primarily due to lower net sales of intimate 
apparel (12%) and socks (10%) as a result of continued weak 
sales at retail in the difficult economic environment, partially 
offset by higher net sales of male underwear (4%). Innerwear 
segment net sales were lower by $87 million or 5% in 2009 
compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of the 53rd week 
in 2008.

Outerwear segment net sales were lower (12%) in 2009 
compared to 2008, primarily due to the lower casualwear net 
sales (24%) in the wholesale channel, which has been highly 
price competitive especially in the recessionary environment, 
and lower casualwear net sales (19%) in the retail channel. The 
lower casualwear net sales in both channels were partially offset 
by higher net sales (4%) of our Champion brand activewear. The 
results for the first half of 2009 were negatively impacted by 
losses of seasonal programs in the retail casualwear channel. 
Outerwear segment net sales were lower by $130 million or 
11% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of the 
53rd week in 2008.

Hosiery segment net sales were lower (15%) in 2009 
compared to 2008. The net sales decline rate steadily improved 
over three consecutive quarters ending with the fourth quarter 
of 2009. Hosiery segment net sales were lower by $28 million or 
13% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of the 
53rd week in 2008.

Direct to Consumer segment net sales were flat in 2009 

compared to 2008 primarily due to higher net sales in our 
outlet stores attributable to new store openings offset by lower 
comparable store sales driven by lower traffic. The higher net 
sales in our outlet stores were partially offset by lower net sales 
related to our Internet operations. Direct to Consumer segment 
net sales were higher by $7 million or 2% in 2009 compared to 
2008 after excluding the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

International segment net sales were lower (12%) in 2009 

compared to 2008, primarily attributable to an unfavorable 
impact of $22 million related to foreign currency exchange 
rates and weak demand globally primarily in Europe, Japan and 
Canada, which experienced recessionary environments similar 
to that in the United States. International segment net sales 
declined by 7% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding the 
impact of foreign exchange rates on currency. International 
segment net sales were lower by $56 million or 11% in 2009 
compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of the 53rd week 
in 2008.

Consolidated Results of Operations — Year Ended 
January 2, 2010 (“2009”) Compared with Year Ended 
January 3, 2009 (“2008”)

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,891,275  

$ 4,248,770   $ (357,495) 

Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

2,626,001  

2,871,420  

(245,419) 

1,265,274  

1,377,350  

(112,076) 

Percent
Change

(8.4)%

(8.5)

(8.1)

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and  

administrative expenses. . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Operating profit. . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other expense (income) . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

Income before income tax  
  expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . 

940,530  
53,888  

270,856  
49,301  
163,279  

1,009,607  
50,263  

317,480  
(634) 
155,077  

(69,077) 
3,625  

(46,624) 
49,935  
8,202  

(6.8)
7.2

(14.7)
NM
5.3

58,276  
6,993  

163,037  
35,868  

(104,761) 
(28,875) 

(64.3)
(80.5)

  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

  51,283  

$  127,169   $   (75,886) 

(59.7)%

Net Sales 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,891,275  

$ 4,248,770   $ (357,495) 

Percent
Change

(8.4)%

Consolidated net sales were lower by $357 million or 8% in 
2009 compared to 2008. Net sales were lower by $303 million or 
7% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of the 
53rd week in 2008. In 2009, we did not see a sustained rebound 
in consumer spending in our categories but rather mixed results. 
Overall retail sales for apparel continued to decline during 2009 
at most of our larger customers as the continuing recession con-
strained consumer spending. Our sales incentives were higher 
in 2009 compared to 2008 as we made significant investments, 
especially in back-to-school and holiday programs and promo-
tions, in the recessionary environment to support retailers and 
position ourselves for future sales opportunities. We also made 
significant investments with key retailers to obtain incremental 
shelf space for 2010 and beyond.

Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery and International segment 
net sales were lower by $114 million (6%), $144 million (12%), 
$32 million (15%) and $58 million (12%), respectively, in 2009 
compared to 2008. Our Direct to Consumer segment sales  
were flat in 2009 compared to 2008. Our Other segment net 
sales were lower, as expected, by $9 million in 2009 compared 
to 2008. 

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Gross Profit 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Gross profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,265,274  

$ 1,377,350   $ (112,076) 

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We incurred lower one-time restructuring related write-offs of 
$15 million in 2009 compared to 2008 for stranded raw materials 
and work in process inventory determined not to be salvageable 
or cost-effective to relocate. In addition, accelerated depreciation 
was lower by $15 million in 2009 compared to 2008. 

Percent
Change

(8.1)%

Our gross profit was lower by $112 million in 2009 compared 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

to 2008. Gross profit as a percent of net sales remained flat at 
32.5% in 2009 compared to 32.4% in 2008.

Gross profit was lower due to lower sales volume of 

$167 million, higher sales incentives of $52 million and unfavor-
able product sales mix of $45 million. Our sales incentives  
were higher as we made significant investments, especially in 
back-to-school and holiday programs and promotions, in this 
recessionary environment to support retailers and position 
ourselves for future sales opportunities. We also made signifi-
cant investments in the fourth quarter of 2009 of approximately 
$13 million with key retailers to obtain incremental shelf space 
for 2010 and beyond. Other factors contributing to lower gross 
profit were higher other manufacturing costs of $33 million 
primarily related to lower volume partially offset by cost reduc-
tions at our manufacturing facilities, higher production costs 
of $14 million related to higher energy and oil-related costs, 
including freight costs, higher cost of finished goods sourced 
from third party manufacturers of $10 million primarily resulting 
from foreign exchange transaction losses, other vendor price 
increases of $9 million and an $8 million unfavorable impact  
related to foreign currency exchange rates. The unfavorable 
impact of foreign currency exchange rates in our International 
segment was primarily due to the strengthening of the U.S. 
dollar compared to the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, Euro  
and Brazilian real partially offset by the strengthening of the 
Japanese yen compared to the U.S. dollar during 2009 compared 
to 2008. Duty refunds were lower by $19 million in 2009 com-
pared to 2008 as a result of the final passage of the Dominican 
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
in Costa Rica which allowed us to recover in 2008 $15 million 
of duties previously paid. In addition, we incurred $8 million of 
favorable cost recognition in 2008 that did not reoccur in 2009 
related to the capitalization of certain inventory supplies.

Our gross profit was positively impacted by higher product 

pricing of $123 million before increased sales incentives, sav-
ings from our prior restructuring actions of $45 million, lower 
on-going excess and obsolete inventory costs of $30 million and 
lower cotton costs of $26 million. The higher product pricing was 
due to the implementation of an average gross price increase 
of four percent in our domestic product categories in February 
2009. The range of price increases varied by individual product 
category. The lower excess and obsolete inventory costs in 2009 
are attributable to both our continuous evaluation of inventory 
levels and simplification of our product category offerings. We 
realized these benefits by driving down obsolete inventory levels 
through aggressive management and promotions. 

The cotton prices reflected in our results were 55 cents per 

pound in 2009 as compared to 65 cents in 2008. Energy and 
oil-related costs were higher in 2009 due to a spike in oil-related 
commodity prices during the summer of 2008 which impacted 
our cost of sales in 2009.

(dollars in thousands) 

Selling, general and  

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

administrative expenses. . . . . 

$ 940,530  

$ 1,009,607   $ (69,077) 

(6.8)%

Our selling, general and administrative expenses were 

$69 million lower in 2009 compared to 2008. Our continued 
focus on cost reductions resulted in lower expenses related to 
savings of $33 million from our prior restructuring actions for 
compensation and related benefits, lower technology expenses 
of $21 million, lower distribution expenses of $16 million, lower 
bad debt expense of $7 million primarily due to a customer 
bankruptcy in 2008, lower selling and other marketing related 
expenses of $5 million, lower consulting related expenses  
of $3 million and lower non-media related MAP expenses of 
$2 million. The lower distribution expenses were primarily  
attributable to lower sales volume that reduced our labor, 
postage and freight expenses and lower rework expenses in our 
distribution centers. In addition, in October 2009, we recognized 
an $8 million gain related to the sale of our yarn operations to 
Parkdale America. 

Our media related MAP expenses were $24 million lower  

in 2009 compared to 2008. While we chose to reduce our  
spending earlier in 2009, we made significant investments in  
the fourth quarter of 2009 to support retailers and position 
ourselves for future sales opportunities. MAP expenses may 
vary from period to period during a fiscal year depending on the 
timing of our advertising campaigns for retail selling seasons and 
product introductions. 

Our pension and stock compensation expenses, which are 
noncash, were higher by $33 million and $6 million, respectively, 
in 2009 compared to 2008. The higher pension expense was 
primarily due to the lower funded status of our pension plans at 
the end of 2008, which resulted from a decline in the fair value 
of plan assets due to the stock market’s performance during 
2008 and a higher discount rate at the end of 2008. 

We also incurred higher expenses of $4 million in 2009 

compared to 2008 as a result of opening retail stores. We 
opened 17 retail stores during 2009. In addition, we incurred 
higher accelerated depreciation of $3 million and higher other 
expenses of $2 million related to amending the terms of all 
outstanding stock options granted under the Hanesbrands Inc. 
Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) 
that had an original term of five or seven years to the tenth 
anniversary of the original grant date. Changes due to foreign 
currency exchange rates, which are included in the impact of the 
changes discussed above, resulted in lower selling, general and 
administrative expenses of $6 million in 2009 compared to 2008.

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Restructuring

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 53,888  

$ 50,263  

$ 3,625  

Percent
Change

 7.2%

During 2009, we ceased making our own yarn and now 
source all of our yarn requirements from large-scale yarn suppli-
ers. We entered into an agreement with Parkdale America under 
which we agreed to sell or lease assets related to operations 
at our four yarn manufacturing facilities to Parkdale America. 
The transaction closed in October 2009 and resulted in Parkdale 
America operating three of the four facilities. We approved an 
action to close the fourth yarn manufacturing facility, as well as a 
yarn warehouse and a cotton warehouse, all located in the United 
States, which will result in the elimination of approximately 
175 positions. We also entered into a yarn purchase agreement 
with Parkdale and Parkdale Mills, LLC (together with Parkdale 
America, “Parkdale”). Under this agreement, which has an initial 
term of six years, Parkdale will produce and sell to us a sub-
stantial amount of our Western Hemisphere yarn requirements. 
During the first two years of the term, Parkdale will also produce 
and sell to us a substantial amount of the yarn requirements of 
our Nanjing, China textile facility. 

In addition to the actions discussed above, during 2009 we 

approved actions to close seven manufacturing facilities and 
three distribution centers in the Dominican Republic, the United 
States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Puerto Rico and Canada which 
resulted in the elimination of an aggregate of approximately 
3,925 positions in those countries and El Salvador. The produc-
tion capacity represented by the manufacturing facilities was 
relocated to lower cost locations in Asia, Central America and 
the Caribbean Basin. The distribution capacity has been relocated 
to our West Coast distribution facility in California in order to 
expand capacity for goods we source from Asia. In addition, 
approximately 300 management and administrative positions 
were eliminated, with the majority of these positions based in 
the United States. 

During 2009, we recorded charges related to employee 
termination and other benefits of $24 million recognized in 
accordance with benefit plans previously communicated to the 
affected employee group, charges related to contract obligations 
of $14 million, other exit costs of $8 million related to moving 
equipment and inventory from closed facilities and fixed asset 
impairment charges of $8 million.

In 2009 and 2008, we recorded one-time write-offs of $4 mil-
lion and $19 million, respectively, of stranded raw materials and 
work in process inventory related to the closure of manufactur-
ing facilities and recorded in the “Cost of sales” line. The raw 
materials and work in process inventory was determined not 
to be salvageable or cost-effective to relocate. In addition, in 
connection with our consolidation and globalization strategy, 
we recognized noncash charges of $9 million and $24 million in 
2009 and 2008, respectively, in the “Cost of sales” line and a 
noncash charge of $3 million in 2009 in the “Selling, general and 
administrative expenses” line related to accelerated depreciation 
of buildings and equipment for facilities that have been closed or 
will be closed.

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These actions were a continuation of our consolidation and 
globalization strategy, and represent the substantial completion 
of the consolidation and globalization of our supply chain.

During 2008, we incurred $50 million in restructuring charges 

which primarily related to employee termination and other 
benefits and charges related to exiting supply contracts associ-
ated with plant closures approved during that period.

Operating Profit 

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Operating profit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 270,856  

$ 317,480   $ (46,624) 

(14.7)%

Operating profit was lower in 2009 compared to 2008 as a 
result of lower gross profit of $112 million and higher restructur-
ing and related charges of $4 million, partially offset by lower 
selling, general and administrative expenses of $69 million. 
Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had an unfavorable 
impact on operating profit of $1 million in 2009 compared to 
2008. Operating profit was $41 million lower in 2009 compared 
to 2008 excluding the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

Other Expense (Income)

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Other expense (income)   . . . . . . . 

$ 49,301  

$ (634) 

$ 49,935  

Percent
Change

 NM

In December 2009, we completed the sale of our 8% Senior 

Notes and concurrently amended and restated the 2006 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility to provide for the 2009 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility. The proceeds from the sale of the 8% Senior 
Notes, together with the proceeds from borrowings under the 
2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility, were used to refinance bor-
rowings under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility, to repay 
all borrowings under the Second Lien Credit Facility, and to pay 
fees and expenses relating to these transactions.

In connection with these transactions in December 2009, 
we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $17 mil-
lion related to unamortized debt issuance costs and fees paid 
in connection with the execution of the 2009 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility and the issuance of the 8% Senior Notes. In 
addition, in December 2009, we recognized a loss of $26 million 
related to certain interest rate hedging arrangements which 
were terminated as a result of the refinancing of our outstanding 
borrowings under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and 
repayment of the outstanding borrowings under the Second Lien 
Credit Facility.

In September 2009 we incurred a $2 million loss on early 
extinguishment of debt related to unamortized debt issuance 
costs resulting from the prepayment of $140 million of principal 
under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility.

In March 2009, we incurred costs of $4 million to amend the 
2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility. 

During 2008, we recognized a gain of $2 million related to 
the repurchase of $6 million of the Floating Rate Senior Notes 
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on early extinguishment of debt related to unamortized debt 
issuance costs on the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility for  
the prepayment of $125 million of principal in 2008.

Operating Results by Business Segment — Year 
Ended January 2, 2010 (“2009”) Compared with Year 
Ended January 3, 2009 (“2008”)

Interest Expense, Net

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales:
Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,833,616  
1,051,735  
Outerwear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
185,710  
Hosiery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
369,739  
Direct to Consumer  . . . . . . . . . . . 
437,804  
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
12,671  
Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 1,947,167   $ (113,551) 
(144,420) 
(31,681) 
(424) 
(58,366) 
(9,053) 

1,196,155  
217,391  
370,163  
496,170  
21,724  

(5.8)%
(12.1)
(14.6)
(0.1)
(11.8)
(41.7)

Total net sales. . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,891,275  

$ 4,248,770   $ (357,495) 

(8.4)%

Segment operating profit (loss):
Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  234,352  
53,050  
Outerwear  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
61,070  
Hosiery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
37,178  
Direct to Consumer  . . . . . . . . . . . 
44,688  
International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
(2,164) 
Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total segment  

$  223,420   $  10,932  
(13,099) 
(7,626) 
(7,363) 
(19,661) 
(2,492) 

66,149  
68,696  
44,541  
64,349  
328  

4.9%

(19.8)
(11.1)
(16.5)
(30.6)
NM

operating profit  . . . . . . . . . 

428,174  

467,483  

(39,309) 

(8.4)

Items not included in  

segment operating profit:
General corporate expenses  . . . . 
Amortization of trademarks and  
other intangibles. . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventory write-off included in  

(75,127) 

(45,177) 

29,950  

66.3 

(12,443) 
(53,888) 

(12,019) 
(50,263) 

424  
3,625  

3.5 
7.2 

cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(4,135) 

(18,696) 

(14,561) 

(77.9)

Accelerated depreciation  

included in cost of sales . . . . . 

(8,641) 

(23,862) 

(15,221) 

(63.8)

Accelerated depreciation  
included in selling, 
general and  
administrative expenses. . . . . 

Total operating profit. . . . . . . . 
Other (expense) income . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

Income before income tax  

(3,084) 

270,856  
(49,301) 
(163,279) 

14  

3,098  

NM

317,480  
634  
(155,077) 

(46,624) 
49,935  
8,202  

(14.7)
NM
5.3 

expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

  58,276  

$  163,037   $ (104,761) 

(64.3)%

A significant portion of the selling, general and administrative 

expenses in each segment is an allocation of our consolidated 
selling, general and administrative expenses, however certain 
expenses that are specifically identifiable to a segment are 
charged directly to such segment. The allocation methodology 
for the consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses 
for 2009 is consistent with 2008. Our consolidated selling, 
general and administrative expenses before segment allocations 
was $69 million lower in 2009 compared to 2008.

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 163,279  

$ 155,077  

$ 8,202  

Percent
Change

5.3%

Interest expense, net was higher by $8 million in 2009 

compared to 2008. The amendments of the 2006 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility and Accounts Receivable Securitization 
Facility in March 2009 increased our interest-rate margin by 300 
basis points and 325 basis points, respectively, which increased 
interest expense in 2009 compared to 2008 by $31 million. The 
execution of the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 
issuance of the 8% Senior Notes in December 2009 increased 
interest expense in 2009 compared to 2008 by $3 million. 

These increases in interest expense were partially offset by a 

lower LIBOR and lower outstanding debt balances that reduced 
interest expense by a combined $23 million. In addition, interest 
expense, net was lower by $3 million in 2009 due to the impact 
of the 53rd week in 2008. Our weighted average interest rate 
on our outstanding debt was 6.86% during 2009 compared to 
6.09% in 2008.

Income Tax Expense

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 6,993  

$ 35,868   $ (28,875) 

(80.5)%

Our annual effective income tax rate was 12.0% in 2009 
compared to 22.0% in 2008. Our domestic earnings were lower 
in 2009 as a result of higher restructuring and related charges 
and the debt refinancing costs. The lower effective income 
tax rate was attributable primarily to a higher proportion of our 
earnings attributed to foreign subsidiaries which are taxed at 
rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate. Also, we recognized 
net tax benefits of $12 million due to updated assessments of 
previously accrued amounts. Our strategic initiative to enhance 
our global supply chain by optimizing lower-cost manufacturing 
capacity and to support our commercial operations outside the 
United States resulted in capital investments outside the United 
States in 2009 that impacted our effective tax rate.

Net Income

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 51,283  

$ 127,169   $ (75,886) 

(59.7)%

Net income for 2009 was lower than 2008 primarily due to 
higher other expenses of $50 million, lower operating profit of 
$47 million and higher interest expense of $8 million, partially 
offset by lower income tax expense of $29 million. Net income 
was $73 million lower in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding 
the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

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Innerwear 

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,833,616  
 234,352  
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 1,947,167   $ (113,551) 
 10,932  

 223,420  

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Outerwear

Years Ended

Percent
Change

(5.8)%
 4.9 

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,051,735  
 53,050  
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 1,196,155   $ (144,420) 
 (13,099)  

 66,149  

(12.1)%
 (19.8)

Net sales in the Outerwear segment were lower by 
$144 million or 12% in 2009 compared to 2008, primarily as 
a result of lower casualwear net sales in our wholesale and 
retail channels of $93 million and $63 million, respectively. The 
wholesale channel has been significantly impacted by lower 
consumer spending by our customers in this channel and highly 
price competitive especially in the recessionary environment. 
The lower retail casualwear net sales reflect an $89 million 
impact due to the losses of seasonal programs not renewed for 
2009 that only impacted the first half of 2009 partially offset by  
additional net sales and royalty income resulting from an 
exclusive long-term agreement entered into with Wal-Mart in 
April 2009 that significantly expanded the presence of our Just 
My Size brand in all Wal-Mart stores. In addition, total active-
wear product category net sales were $13 million higher. Our 
Champion brand activewear sales, which continue to benefit 
from our marketing investment in the brand, were higher by 
$18 million. Outerwear segment net sales were lower by 
$130 million or 11% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding 
the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

The Outerwear segment gross profit was lower by $39 mil-
lion in 2009 compared to 2008. The lower gross profit is due to 
lower sales volume of $47 million, unfavorable product sales mix 
of $20 million, higher other manufacturing costs of $15 million, 
higher sales incentives of $8 million due to investments made 
with retailers, higher production costs of $6 million related to 
higher energy and oil-related costs, including freight costs, and 
other vendor price increases of $2 million. These higher costs 
were partially offset by savings of $22 million from our prior 
restructuring actions, lower cotton costs of $16 million, higher 
product pricing of $16 million before increased sales incentives 
and lower on-going excess and obsolete inventory costs of 
$5 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the  
Outerwear segment was 21.9% in 2009 compared to 22.5%  
in 2008, declining as a result of the items described above. 
The lower Outerwear segment operating profit in 2009 

compared to 2008 was primarily attributable to lower gross profit 
and higher media related MAP expenses of $5 million partially 
offset by lower distribution expenses of $11 million, savings of 
$10 million from our prior restructuring actions, lower technology 
expenses of $7 million, lower non-media related MAP expenses 
of $3 million and lower bad debt expense of $2 million primarily 
due to a customer bankruptcy in 2008.

Overall net sales in the Innerwear segment were lower by 
$114 million or 6% in 2009 compared to 2008 as the recession-
ary environment continued to constrain consumer spending. 
Total intimate apparel net sales were $110 million lower in 2009 
compared to 2008 and represents 97% of the total segment net 
sales decline. We believe our lower net sales in our Hanes brand 
of $47 million, our Playtex brand of $34 million and our smaller 
brands (barely there, Just My Size and Wonderbra) of $27 million 
and $6 million lower private label net sales were primarily  
attributable to weaker sales at retail as a result of lower consum-
er spending during the year. These declines were partially offset 
by an increase of $5 million in our Bali brand intimate apparel net 
sales in 2009 compared to 2008. 

Total male underwear net sales were $27 million higher in 

2009 compared to 2008 which reflect higher net sales in our 
Hanes brand of $26 million. The higher Hanes brand male under-
wear sales reflect growth in key segments of this category such 
as crewneck and V-neck T-shirts and boxer briefs and product  
innovations like the Comfort Fit waistbands. Lower net sales in 
our socks product category of $28 million in 2009 compared to 
2008 reflect a decline in Hanes and Champion brand net sales 
in our men’s and kids’ product category. Innerwear segment 
net sales were lower by $87 million or 5% in 2009 compared to 
2008 after excluding the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

The Innerwear segment gross profit was lower by $51 mil-
lion in 2009 compared to 2008. The lower gross profit was due 
to lower sales volume of $62 million, higher sales incentives of 
$38 million due to investments made with retailers, unfavorable 
product sales mix of $21 million, lower duty refunds of $17 mil-
lion, higher other manufacturing costs of $14 million, higher 
production costs of $8 million related to higher energy and 
oil-related costs, including freight costs and other vendor price 
increases of $7 million. Additionally, favorable cost recognition of 
$8 million occurred in 2008 that did not reoccur in 2009 related 
to the capitalization of certain inventory supplies. These higher 
costs were partially offset by higher product pricing of $69 mil-
lion before increased sales incentives, savings from our prior 
restructuring actions of $23 million, lower on-going excess and 
obsolete inventory costs of $23 million and lower cotton costs of 
$10 million. 

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the Inner-
wear segment was 32.3% in 2009 compared to 33.0% in 2008, 
decreasing as a result of the items described above. 

The higher Innerwear segment operating profit in 2009 
compared to 2008 was primarily attributable to lower media 
related MAP expenses of $25 million, savings of $18 million 
from prior restructuring actions primarily for compensation and 
related benefits, lower technology expenses of $11 million, lower 
bad debt expense of $5 million primarily due to a customer 
bankruptcy in 2008 and lower distribution expenses of $2 mil-
lion, which partially offset lower gross profit. 

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International

Years Ended

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 185,710  
 61,070  

$ 217,391   $ (31,681) 
 (7,626)  

 68,696  

(14.6)%
(11.1) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 437,804  
 44,688  

$ 496,170   $ (58,366) 
 (19,661)  

 64,349  

(11.8)%
(30.6)

Net sales in the Hosiery segment declined by $32 million or 
15%, which was primarily due to lower sales of our L’eggs brand 
to mass retailers and food and drug stores and our Hanes brand 
to national chains and department stores. The net sales decline 
rate improved over three consecutive quarters ending with 
the fourth quarter of 2009. Generally, we manage the Hosiery 
segment for cash, placing an emphasis on reducing our cost 
structure and managing cash efficiently. Hosiery segment net 
sales were lower by $28 million or 13% in 2009 compared to 
2008 after excluding the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

The Hosiery segment gross profit was lower by $16 million 
in 2009 compared to 2008. The lower gross profit for 2009 com-
pared to 2008 was the result of lower sales volume of $23 mil-
lion and higher other manufacturing costs of $4 million, partially 
offset by higher product pricing of $12 million. As a percent of 
segment net sales, gross profit in the Hosiery segment was 
49.8% in 2009 and in 2008. 

The lower Hosiery segment operating profit in 2009 com-

pared to 2008 is primarily attributable to lower gross profit, 
partially offset by lower distribution expenses of $3 million,  
savings of $2 million from our prior restructuring actions and 
lower technology expenses of $2 million. 

Direct to Consumer

Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Percent
Change

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit . . . . . . . 

$ 369,739  
 37,178  

$ 370,163  
 44,541  

$ (424) 
 (7,363)  

(0.1)%
(16.5) 

Direct to Consumer segment net sales were flat in 2009 
compared to 2008 primarily due to higher net sales in our outlet 
stores of $1 million attributable to new store openings offset 
by lower comparable store sales (3%) driven by lower traffic. 
The higher net sales in our outlet stores were partially offset by 
lower net sales of $1 million related to our Internet operations. 
Direct to Consumer segment net sales were higher by $7 million 
or 2% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding the impact of 
the 53rd week in 2008.

The Direct to Consumer segment gross profit was higher by 

$5 million in 2009 compared to 2008. The higher gross profit is 
due to higher product pricing of $13 million and lower on-going 
excess and obsolete inventory costs of $2 million, partially offset 
by lower sales volume of $7 million and unfavorable product 
sales mix of $4 million.

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the Direct 
to Consumer segment was 62.4% in 2009 compared to 61.1% 
in 2008, increasing as a result of the items described above. 

The lower Direct to Consumer segment operating profit in 
2009 compared to 2008 was primarily attributable to higher non-
media related MAP expenses of $6 million and higher expenses 
of $4 million as a result of opening 17 retail stores during 2009, 
partially offset by higher gross profit.

Overall net sales in the International segment were lower by 

$58 million or 12% in 2009 compared to 2008 primarily attribut-
able to an unfavorable impact of $22 million related to foreign 
currency exchange rates and weak demand globally primarily 
in Europe, Japan and Canada, which experienced recessionary 
environments similar to that in the United States. International 
segment net sales declined by 7% in 2009 compared to 2008 
after excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates on currency. 
The unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates in our 
International segment was primarily due to the strengthening of 
the U.S. dollar compared to the Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, 
Euro and Brazilian real partially offset by the strengthening of the 
Japanese yen compared to the U.S. dollar during 2009 compared 
to 2008. 

During 2009, we experienced lower net sales, in each case 

excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates but  
including the impact of the 53rd week, in our casualwear 
business in Europe of $25 million, in our male underwear and 
activewear businesses in Japan of $13 million, in our casualwear 
business in Puerto Rico of $7 million resulting from moving 
the distribution capacity to the United States and in our socks 
and intimate apparel business in Canada of $11 million. Lower 
segment net sales were partially offset by higher sales in our 
intimate apparel and male underwear businesses in Mexico 
of $12 million and in our male underwear business in Brazil 
of $4 million. International segment net sales were lower by 
$56 million or 11% in 2009 compared to 2008 after excluding  
the impact of the 53rd week in 2008.

The International segment gross profit was lower by 
$38 million in 2009 compared to 2008. The lower gross profit 
was a result of lower sales volume of $17 million, higher cost 
of finished goods sourced from third party manufacturers of 
$12 million primarily resulting from foreign exchange transaction 
losses, unfavorable product sales mix of $7 million, an unfavor-
able impact related to foreign currency exchange rates of $8 mil-
lion and higher sales incentives of $4 million due to investments 
made with retailers, partially offset by higher product pricing of 
$11 million. 

As a percent of segment net sales, gross profit in the 

International segment was 36.7% in 2009 compared to 2008 at 
40.1%, declining as a result of the items described above.

The lower International segment operating profit in 2009 
compared to 2008 is primarily attributable to the lower gross 
profit, partially offset by lower media related MAP expenses of 
$5 million, lower selling and other marketing related expenses of 
$5 million, lower non-media related MAP expenses of $3 million, 
lower distribution expenses of $2 million and savings of $2 mil-
lion from our prior restructuring actions. The changes in foreign 
currency exchange rates, which are included in the impact on 
gross profit above, had an unfavorable impact on segment 
operating profit of $1 million in 2009 compared to 2008. 

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Other

(dollars in thousands) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009 

Higher  
(Lower) 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Segment operating profit (loss) . . 

$ 12,671  
 (2,164)  

$ 21,724  
 328  

$ (9,053) 
 (2,492) 

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n  our board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up 

to 10 million shares of our stock in the open market over the 
next few years (2.8 million of which we have repurchased as 
of January 1, 2011 at a cost of $75 million), although we may 
choose not to repurchase any stock and instead focus on 
other uses of cash such as the repayment of our debt.

Percent
Change

(41.7)%
 NM 

We expect to be able to manage our working capital levels 
and capital expenditure amounts to maintain sufficient levels of 
liquidity. Factors that could help us in these efforts include higher 
sales volume and the realization of additional cost benefits from 
previous restructuring and related actions. We have restructured 
our supply chain over the past four years to create more efficient 
production clusters that utilize fewer, larger facilities and to 
balance production capability between the Western Hemisphere 
and Asia. As a result of sales growth in 2010 and the expectation 
of continued sales growth in 2011, we have secured additional 
capacity with outside contractors to support sales growth. 
Our working capital increased during 2010, primarily in 
the form of inventory, to support our higher sales growth. The 
inventory increase is the result of both higher input costs and 
higher unit growth, including unit growth resulting from the Gear 
for Sports acquisition. Given cost inflation and higher product 
pricing, we expect higher working capital in 2011, in particular 
higher accounts receivable and inventories somewhat offset 
by increased inventory turns. With our global supply chain 
infrastructure in place, we are focused long-term on optimizing 
our supply chain to further enhance efficiency, improve working 
capital and asset turns and reduce costs through several initia-
tives, such as supplier-managed inventory for raw materials and 
sourced goods ownership arrangements. 

We are operating in an uncertain and volatile economic 
environment, which could have unanticipated adverse effects 
on our business. During 2010, while there was a modest 
rebound in consumer spending, we also experienced substantial 
pressure on profitability due to the economic climate, such as 
higher cotton, energy and labor costs. Rising demand for cotton 
resulting from the economic recovery, weather-related supply 
disruptions, significant declines in U.S. inventory and a sharp 
rise in the futures market for cotton have caused cotton prices 
to surge upward during 2010. Because of systemic cost inflation, 
particularly for cotton, energy and labor, we expect to take price 
increases throughout 2011 as warranted by cost inflation, includ-
ing multiple increases already put in place through late summer. 
The timing and frequency of price increases will vary by product 
category, channel of trade, and country, with some increases 
as frequently as quarterly. The magnitude of price increases 
also will vary by product category. Demand elasticity effects, 
which could be significant for higher double-digit price increases 
implemented later in the year, should be manageable and will 
have a muted impact in 2011.

Sales in our Other segment primarily consisted of sales 
of yarn to third parties intended to maintain asset utilization at 
certain manufacturing facilities and generate approximate break 
even margins. In October 2009, we completed the sale of our 
yarn operations as a result of which we ceased making our own 
yarn and now source all of our yarn requirements from large-
scale yarn suppliers. As a result of the sale of our yarn operations 
we no longer have net sales in our Other segment.

General Corporate Expenses 

General corporate expenses were $30 million higher in 2009 

compared to 2008 primarily due to higher pension expense of 
$33 million, $8 million of higher foreign exchange transaction 
losses and higher other expenses of $2 million related to amend-
ing the terms of all outstanding stock options granted under the 
Omnibus Incentive Plan that had an original term of five or seven 
years to the tenth anniversary of the original grant date, partially 
offset by higher gains on sales of assets of $2 million. In addi-
tion, in October 2009, we recognized an $8 million gain related 
to the sale of our yarn operations to Parkdale America.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Trends and Uncertainties Affecting Liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated by opera-
tions and availability under our Revolving Loan Facility, Accounts 
Receivable Securitization Facility and international loan facilities. 
At January 1, 2011, we had $588 million of borrowing availability 
under our $600 million Revolving Loan Facility (after taking into 
account outstanding letters of credit), $49 million of borrowing 
availability under our Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, 
$44 million in cash and cash equivalents and $35 million of 
borrowing availability under our international loan facilities. We 
currently believe that our existing cash balances and cash gener-
ated by operations, together with our available credit capacity, 
will enable us to comply with the terms of our indebtedness  
and meet foreseeable liquidity requirements.

The following have impacted or are expected to  

impact liquidity:

n  we have principal and interest obligations under our debt;

n  we expect to continue to invest in efforts to improve  

operating efficiencies and lower costs;

n  we expect to continue to ramp up and optimize our  

lower-cost manufacturing capacity in Asia, Central America 
and the Caribbean Basin and enhance efficiency;

n  we may selectively pursue strategic acquisitions;

n  we could increase or decrease the portion of the income of 
our foreign subsidiaries that is expected to be remitted to 
the United States, which could significantly impact our  
effective income tax rate; and

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The hosiery category has been in a state of consistent 
decline for the past decade, as the trend toward casual dress 
reduced demand for sheer hosiery. The Hosiery segment com-
prised only 4% of our net sales in 2010, however, and as a result, 
the decline in the Hosiery segment has not had a significant 
impact on our net sales or cash flows. Generally, we manage the 
Hosiery segment for cash, placing an emphasis on reducing our 
cost structure and managing cash efficiently.

Cash Requirements for Our Business

We rely on our cash flows generated from operations 
and the borrowing capacity under our Revolving Loan Facility, 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility and international 
loan facilities to meet the cash requirements of our business. 
The primary cash requirements of our business are payments to 
vendors in the normal course of business, capital expenditures, 
maturities of debt and related interest payments, contributions 
to our pension plans and repurchases of our stock. We believe 
we have sufficient cash and available borrowings for our liquidity 
needs. In November 2010, we completed a $1.0 billion senior 
notes offering and debt refinancing that strengthened and added 
flexibility to our capital structure by fixing a significant percent-
age of our debt at favorable interest rates at longer maturities. 
Our working capital was higher in 2010 compared to 2009, 

primarily in the form of inventory, to support our higher sales 
growth. Year-end 2010 inventory was $274 million higher than 
year-end 2009 due to unit growth and after giving effect to the 
Gear for Sports acquisition. In addition, our inventory was higher 
due to rising input costs such as cotton and oil-related materials 
and the Asia supply chain transition and production ramp-up. 
In 2011 we expect working capital to be higher than 2010 to 
support the continued double-digit sales growth, price increases 
and cost inflation.

Capital spending has varied significantly from year to year 
as we executed our supply chain consolidation and globalization 
strategy and the integration and consolidation of our technology 
systems. We spent $106 million on gross capital expenditures 
during 2010, which were offset by cash proceeds of $46 million 
from sales of exited supply chain facilities and sale-leaseback 
transactions. We expect to continue to invest in our infrastruc-
ture during 2011 with net capital expenditures approximating 
$100 million. 

During 2009 and 2010, we entered into agreements to sell 
selected trade accounts receivable to financial institutions on a 
nonrecourse basis. After the sale, we do not retain any interests 
in the receivables nor are we involved in the servicing or collec-
tion of these receivables.

Pension Plans

Our U.S. qualified pension plan is approximately 74% funded 

as of January 1, 2011 compared to 80% funded as of January 
2, 2010. The funded status reflects an increase in the benefit 
obligation due to a decrease in the discount rate used in the 
valuation of the liability, partially offset by an increase in the fair 
value of plan assets as a result of the stock market’s perfor-
mance during 2010. Because we have elected not to make a 
voluntary cash contribution in 2011 sufficient to achieve a funded 
status of 80%, beginning April 1, 2011 we are required under 

the Pension Protection Act to implement restrictions on certain 
accelerated forms of benefit payments for future retirees. 
We performed a thorough review of the impact of making a 
voluntary cash contribution to the plan in order to maintain a 
funded level of 80%. Based on our review, and given that these 
restrictions are expected to impact only a limited number of plan 
participants, will not impact the total benefits received by plan 
participants and will not have a material impact on our future 
cash flows, we determined not to make such a contribution 
to the plan. We expect to make required cash contributions of 
$7 million to $9 million to the U.S. qualified pension plan in 2011 
based on a preliminary calculation by our actuary. We expect 
pension expense in 2011 of approximately $11 million compared 
to $15 million in 2010. See Note 15 to our financial statements 
for more information on the plan asset components.

In connection with closing a manufacturing facility in early 
2009, we, as required, notified the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation (the “PBGC”) of the closing and requested a liability 
determination under section 4062(e) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), 
with respect to the National Textiles, L.L.C. Pension Plan. In 
September 2009, we entered into an agreement with the PBGC 
under which we agreed to contribute $14 million to the plan, 
$7 million of which we contributed in each of September 2009 
and September 2010. 

In June 2010, the U.S. Congress passed legislation that 
provides for pension funding relief for companies with defined 
benefit pension plans by allowing those companies to choose 
between two alternative funding schedules: amortizing funding 
shortfalls over 15 years for any two plan years between 2008 
and 2011, or paying interest on a funding shortfall for only two 
plan years of the employer’s choosing after which a seven-year 
amortization would apply. We expect either funding relief option 
could benefit us with improved cash flow starting in 2011 due to 
expected lower pension contributions; however neither option 
will improve total cash flow. We are working with our actuaries 
to quantify the magnitude of the short-term impact on us. 

Share Repurchase Program

On February 1, 2007, we announced that our Board of 

Directors granted authority for the repurchase of up to 10 million 
shares of our common stock. Share repurchases are made peri-
odically in open-market transactions, and are subject to market 
conditions, legal requirements and other factors. Additionally, 
management has been granted authority to establish a trading 
plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act in connection with 
share repurchases, which will allow us to repurchase shares 
in the open market during periods in which the stock trading 
window is otherwise closed for our company and certain of our 
officers and employees pursuant to our insider trading policy. 
Since inception of the program, we have purchased 2.8 million 
shares of our common stock at a cost of $75 million (average 
price of $26.33). The primary objective of our share repurchase 
program is to reduce the impact of dilution caused by the exer-
cise of options and vesting of stock unit awards. While we may 
repurchase additional stock under the program, we may choose 
not to repurchase any stock and focus more on other uses of 
cash in the next twelve months.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Operating Activities

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements within 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $133 million  

the meaning of Item 303(a)(4) of SEC Regulation S-K.

Future Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table contains information on our contractual 
obligations and commitments as of January 1, 2011, and their 
expected timing on future cash flows and liquidity. 

(in thousands) 

At January 1, 
2011 

Less Than
1 Year 

1 - 3 Years 

3 - 5 Years 

Thereafter

Payments Due by Period

Operating activities:
Inventory purchase  
  obligations . . . . . . . . . .  $  466,642  

$ 466,642  

$ 

  —  

$ 

  —   $ 

  — 

   Marketing and  
  advertising 
  obligations . . . . . . . . . . 

   Uncertain tax  

26,427  

18,624  

3,783  

3,269  

751 

  positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 

34,424  

587  

14,809  

7,009  

12,019 

   Deferred  

  compensation . . . . . . . . 
Interest on debt 
  obligations (1). . . . . . . . 

   Operating lease  

12,273  

1,939  

5,477  

2,338  

2,519 

953,024  

122,898  

245,074  

226,302  

358,750 

  obligations . . . . . . . . . . 

268,898  

52,220  

78,041  

56,699  

81,938 

   Defined benefit  
  plan minimum  
  contributions. . . . . . . . . 

   Severance and other  

8,000  

8,000  

restructuring payments  . . 

6,042  

6,036  

   Other long-term  

—  

6  

—  

—  

— 

— 

  obligations (2). . . . . . . . 

92,050  

10,109  

30,678  

29,463  

21,800 

Investing activities:
   Capital expenditures  . . . . 

Financing activities:
   Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
   Notes payable  . . . . . . . . . 

3,895  

3,895  

2,080,735  
50,678  

90,000  
50,678  

—  

—  
—  

490,735  
—  

1,500,000 
— 

Total 

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,003,088  

$ 831,628  

$ 377,868  

$ 815,815   $ 1,977,777 

(1) Interest obligations on floating rate debt instruments are calculated for future periods using 

interest rates in effect at January 1, 2011.

(2) Represents the projected payment for long-term liabilities recorded on the Consolidated 
Balance Sheet for certain employee benefit claims, royalty-bearing license agreement  
payments and capital leases. 

Sources and Uses of Our Cash

The information presented below regarding the sources and 
uses of our cash flows for the years ended January 1, 2011 and 
January 2, 2010 was derived from our financial statements. 

 Years Ended

(dollars in thousands) 

Operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Financing activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Effect of changes in foreign currency  

January 1, 
2011 

$  133,054  
(283,995)  
 155,685  

exchange rates on cash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 (16)  

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  . . .  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year. . . . .  

 4,728  
 38,943  

January 2,
2010

$  414,504 
 (88,844)
(354,174)

 115 

 (28,399)
 67,342 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year. . . . . . . . . .  

$  43,671  

$  38,943 

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in 2010 compared to $415 million in 2009. The lower cash  
from operating activities of $282 million for 2010 compared 
to 2009 is primarily attributable to higher uses of our working 
capital of $441 million, partially offset by higher net income of 
$160 million. 

Net inventory increased $274 million from January 2, 2010 
resulting from both higher input costs and higher unit growth, 
including unit growth resulting from the Gear for Sports acquisi-
tion. In addition, our inventory was higher due to rising input 
costs such as cotton and oil-related materials and the Asia supply 
chain transition and production ramp-up. We will carry additional 
inventory into 2011 to support continuing sales momentum and 
will secure additional production capacity with outside contrac-
tors as needed.

Accounts receivable was $53 million higher compared to 

January 2, 2010 primarily due to higher sales volumes and the 
acquisition of Gear for Sports, partially offset by the sale of 
selected trade accounts receivable to financial institutions and 
timing of collections.

With our global supply chain infrastructure in place, we are 

focused long-term on optimizing our supply chain to further 
enhance efficiency, improve working capital and asset turns 
and reduce costs through several initiatives, such as supplier-
managed inventory for raw materials and sourced goods owner-
ship arrangements. Factors that could help us in these efforts 
include higher sales volume and the realization of additional cost 
benefits from previous restructuring and related actions.

Net cash used in investing activities was $284 million in  

2010 compared to $89 million in 2009. The higher net cash  
used in investing activities of $195 million for 2010 compared 
to 2009 was primarily the result of the net cash used for the 
acquisition of Gear for Sports in November 2010 of $223 million, 
partially offset by lower gross capital expenditures of $21 million 
and higher proceeds from sales of assets of $8 million. During 
2010, proceeds from sales of assets were $46 million, primarily 
resulting from sale-leaseback transactions involving four distribu-
tion centers.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $156 million 

in 2010 compared to net cash used in financing activities of 
$354 million in 2009. The higher net cash from financing activi-
ties of $510 million in 2010 compared to 2009 was primarily the 
result of higher net borrowings of $443 million under the senior 
secured credit facilities and senior notes. The higher net borrow-
ings reflect the acquisition of Gear for Sports in November 2010. 
In addition, we had higher net borrowings of $133 million on the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility and lower debt fees 
associated with the issuance of our 6.375% Senior Notes of 
$51 million.

We had higher net repayments on the Revolving Loan 

Facility of $103 million and higher net repayments on notes 
payable of $21 million in 2010. In addition, the higher net cash 
from financing activities was due to higher proceeds from stock 
options exercised of $5 million in 2010.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, cash and cash 
equivalents were $44 million and $39 million, respectively. The 
higher cash and cash equivalents as of January 1, 2011 was 
primarily the result of net cash provided by financing activities 
of $156 million and net cash provided by operating activities of 
$133 million, offset by net cash used in investing activities of 
$284 million.

Financing Arrangements

We believe our financing structure provides a secure base  
to support our ongoing operations and key business strategies. 
In November 2010, we completed the sale of $1 billion in  
aggregate principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes. We 
used the net proceeds from the offering of the 6.375% Senior 
Notes to repay all outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan 
Facility and to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the 
Revolving Loan Facility. In December 2009, we completed a 
growth-focused debt refinancing that enables us to simultane-
ously reduce leverage and consider acquisition opportunities. The 
refinancing gives us more flexibility in our use of excess cash 
flow, allows continued debt reduction, and provides a stable 
long-term capital structure with extended debt maturities at 
rates slightly lower than previous effective rates. The refinancing 
consisted of the sale of our $500 million 8% Senior Notes and 
the concurrent amendment and restatement of our 2006 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility to provide for the $1.15 billion 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility. The proceeds from the sale of the 
8% Senior Notes, together with the proceeds from borrowings 
under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility, were used to refi-
nance borrowings under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility, 
to repay all borrowings under the Second Lien Credit Facility and 
to pay fees and expenses relating to these transactions. 

Moody’s Investors Service’s (“Moody’s”) corporate credit 

rating for us is Ba3 and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ 
(“Standard & Poor’s”) corporate credit rating for us is BB-. 
Moody’s rating outlook for us is “stable” and its rating of 
the Floating Rate Senior Notes and 8% Senior Notes is B1. 
In November 2010, Moody’s assigned a rating of B1 on the 
6.375% Senior Notes and changed the rating of the 2009 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility to Baa3. In November 2010, Standard & 
Poor’s changed our current outlook to “stable” from “negative,” 
changed the rating of the Floating Rate Senior Notes and the 8% 
Senior Notes to BB- and assigned a rating of BB- to the 6.375% 
Senior Notes. 

After considering the Revolving Credit Facility’s new 

investment grade rating, we launched an amendment process 
in February 2011 that is intended to provide greater flexibility in 
managing our debt capital structure and greater flexibility under 
our financial covenants. The amendment would also extend the 
maturity and lower the interest rate for those lenders agreeing 
to it.

As of January 1, 2011, we were in compliance with all finan-
cial covenants under our credit facilities. The maximum leverage 
ratio permitted under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility  
and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility was 4.00  
to 1 for the quarter ended January 1, 2011 and declines to  
3.75 to 1 beginning with the second fiscal quarter of 2011.  

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We continue to monitor our covenant compliance carefully in 
this difficult economic environment. We expect to maintain 
compliance with our covenants during 2011, however economic 
conditions or the occurrence of events discussed above under 
“Risk Factors” could cause noncompliance.

2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility initially provided  

for aggregate borrowings of $1.15 billion, consisting of the 
$750 million Term Loan Facility and the $400 million Revolving 
Loan Facility. The proceeds of the Term Loan Facility were used 
to refinance all amounts outstanding under the Term A loan 
facility (in an initial principal amount of $250 million) and Term 
B loan facility (in an initial principal amount of $1.4 billion) under 
the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and to repay all amounts 
outstanding under the Second Lien Credit Facility. Proceeds of 
the Revolving Loan Facility were used to pay fees and expenses 
in connection with these transactions, and are used for general 
corporate purposes and working capital needs.

A portion of the Revolving Loan Facility is available for the 
issuances of letters of credit and the making of swingline loans, 
and any such issuance of letters of credit or making of a swing-
line loan will reduce the amount available under the Revolving 
Loan Facility. At our option, we may add one or more term loan 
facilities or increase the commitments under the Revolving Loan 
Facility in an aggregate amount of up to $300 million so long as 
certain conditions are satisfied, including, among others, that no 
default or event of default is in existence and that we are in pro 
forma compliance with the financial covenants described below. 
In order to support our working capital needs and fund the acqui-
sition of Gear for Sports, in September 2010, we increased the 
commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility from $400 mil-
lion to $600 million. In November 2010, we used proceeds from 
the issuance of the 6.375% Senior Notes to repay all outstand-
ing borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and to reduce the 
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility. As 
of January 1, 2011, we had $0 outstanding under the Revolving 
Loan Facility, $12 million of standby and trade letters of credit 
issued and outstanding under this facility and $588 million of 
borrowing availability. At January 1, 2011, the interest rate on the 
Revolving Loan Facility was 6.75%.

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by 
substantially all of our existing and future direct and indirect U.S. 
subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon exceptions 
for certain subsidiaries. We and each of the guarantors under the 
2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility have granted the lenders  
under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility a valid and 
perfected first priority (subject to certain customary exceptions) 
lien and security interest in the following:

n  the equity interests of substantially all of our direct and 

indirect U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the voting securities of 
certain first tier foreign subsidiaries; and

n  substantially all present and future property and assets, real 
and personal, tangible and intangible, of us and each guaran-
tor, except for certain enumerated interests, and all proceeds 
and products of such property and assets.

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The Revolving Loan Facility matures on December 10, 2013. 
All borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility must be repaid 
in full upon maturity. Outstanding borrowings under the 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility are prepayable without penalty. 
At our option, borrowings under the 2009 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility may be maintained from time to time as (a) Base 
Rate loans, which shall bear interest at the highest of (i) 1/2 
of 1% in excess of the federal funds rate, (ii) the rate publicly 
announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its “prime rate” at its 
principal office in New York City, in effect from time to time and 
(iii) the LIBO Rate (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and adjusted for maximum reserves) for LIBOR-based 
loans with a one-month interest period plus 1.0%, in effect  
from time to time, in each case plus the applicable margin, or  
(b) LIBOR-based loans, which shall bear interest at the higher 
of (i) LIBO Rate (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and adjusted for maximum reserves), as determined by 
reference to the rate for deposits in dollars appearing on the  
Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page for the respective interest period 
or other commercially available source designated by the ad-
ministrative agent, and (ii) 2.00%, plus the applicable margin in 
effect from time to time. The applicable margin is determined by 
reference to a leverage-based pricing grid set forth in the 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility. The applicable margin ranges 
from a maximum of 4.75% in the case of LIBOR-based loans 
and 3.75% in the case of Base Rate loans if our leverage ratio is 
greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1, and will step down in 0.25% 
increments to a minimum of 4.00% in the case of LIBOR-based 
loans and 3.00% in the case of Base Rate loans if our leverage 
ratio is less than 2.50 to 1. 

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires us to 
comply with customary affirmative, negative and financial 
covenants. The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires that 
we maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum 
total debt to EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, depreciation 
expense and amortization, as computed pursuant to the 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility), or leverage ratio. The interest 
coverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio of our EBITDA 
for the preceding four fiscal quarters to our consolidated total 
interest expense for such period shall not be less than a speci-
fied ratio for each fiscal quarter beginning with the fourth fiscal 
quarter of 2009. This ratio was 2.50 to 1 for the fourth fiscal 
quarter of 2009 and increases over time until it reaches 3.25 to 1 
for the third fiscal quarter of 2011 and thereafter. The leverage 
ratio covenant requires that the ratio of our total debt to EBITDA 
for the preceding four fiscal quarters will not be more than a 
specified ratio for each fiscal quarter beginning with the fourth 
fiscal quarter of 2009. This ratio was 4.50 to 1 for the fourth 
fiscal quarter of 2009 and declines over time until it reaches 
3.75 to 1 for the second fiscal quarter of 2011 and thereafter. 
The method of calculating all of the components used in the 
covenants is included in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility. 
The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility contains custom-
ary events of default, including nonpayment of principal when 
due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after 
stated grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and 
warranties; violations of covenants; certain bankruptcies and 

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liquidations; any cross-default to material indebtedness; certain 
material judgments; certain events related to ERISA, actual 
or asserted invalidity of any guarantee, security document or 
subordination provision or non-perfection of security interest, 
and a change in control (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility). 

6.375% Senior Notes

On November 9, 2010, we issued $1 billion aggregate prin-
cipal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes. The 6.375% Senior 
Notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right 
of payment with all of our existing and future unsubordinated 
indebtedness. The 6.375% Senior Notes bear interest at an 
annual rate equal to 6.375%. Interest is payable on the 6.375% 
Senior Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 
6.375% Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2020. The 
net proceeds from the sale of the 6.375% Senior Notes were 
approximately $979 million. As noted above, these proceeds 
were used to repay all outstanding borrowings under the Term 
Loan Facility and reduce the outstanding borrowings under the 
Revolving Loan Facility and to pay fees and expenses relating to 
these transactions. The 6.375% Senior Notes are guaranteed by 
substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries.

We may redeem some or all of the notes prior to  

December 15, 2015 at a redemption price equal to 100% of  
the principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes redeemed plus an 
applicable premium. We may redeem some or all of the 6.375% 
Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2015 at a 
redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 6.375% 
Senior Notes plus a premium of 3.188% if redeemed during the 
12-month period commencing on December 15, 2015, 2.125% 
if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on 
December 15, 2016, 1.062% if redeemed during the 12-month 
period commencing on December 15, 2017 and no premium if 
redeemed after December 15, 2018, as well as any accrued and 
unpaid interest as of the redemption date. In addition, at any 
time prior to December 15, 2013, we may redeem up to 35% of 
the aggregate principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes at 
a redemption price of 106.375% of the principal amount of the 
6.375% Senior Notes redeemed with the net cash proceeds of 
certain equity offerings.

The indenture governing the 6.375% Senior Notes contains 

customary events of default which include (subject in certain 
cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, non-
payment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in 
such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure 
to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be 
enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

8% Senior Notes

On December 10, 2009, we issued $500 million aggregate 
principal amount of the 8% Senior Notes. The 8% Senior Notes 
are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in right of pay-
ment with all of our existing and future unsubordinated indebted-
ness. The 8% Senior Notes bear interest at an annual rate equal 
to 8%. Interest is payable on the 8% Senior Notes on June 15 
and December 15 of each year. The 8% Senior Notes will mature 
on December 15, 2016. The net proceeds from the sale of the 

 
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8% Senior Notes were approximately $480 million. As noted 
above, these proceeds, together with the proceeds from borrow-
ings under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility, were used 
to refinance borrowings under the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility, to repay all borrowings under the Second Lien Credit 
Facility and to pay fees and expenses relating to these transac-
tions. The 8% Senior Notes are guaranteed by substantially all of 
our domestic subsidiaries. 

The indenture governing the Floating Rate Senior Notes 
contains customary events of default which include (subject 
in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among 
others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other 
agreements in such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebt-
edness; failure to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain 
guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy 
or insolvency. 

We may redeem some or all of the notes prior to  

We repurchased $3 million of the Floating Rate Senior Notes 

December 15, 2013 at a redemption price equal to 100% of  
the principal amount of 8% Senior Notes redeemed plus an  
applicable premium. We may redeem some or all of the 8% 
Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2013 at a 
redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 8% Senior 
Notes plus a premium of 4% if redeemed during the 12-month 
period commencing on December 15, 2013, 2% if redeemed 
during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 2014 
and no premium if redeemed after December 15, 2015, as well 
as any accrued and unpaid interest as of the redemption date. 
In addition, at any time prior to December 15, 2012, we may 
redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 
8% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 108% of the principal 
amount of the 8% Senior Notes redeemed with the net cash 
proceeds of certain equity offerings.

The indenture governing the 8% Senior Notes contains 
customary events of default which include (subject in certain 
cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, non-
payment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in 
such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure 
to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be 
enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. 

Floating Rate Senior Notes

On December 14, 2006, we issued $500 million aggregate 

principal amount of the Floating Rate Senior Notes. The Floating 
Rate Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank 
equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future  
unsubordinated indebtedness. The Floating Rate Senior Notes 
bear interest at an annual rate, reset semi-annually, equal to 
LIBOR plus 3.375%. Interest is payable on the Floating Rate  
Senior Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 
Floating Rate Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2014. 
The net proceeds from the sale of the Floating Rate Senior 
Notes were approximately $492 million. These proceeds, 
together with our working capital, were used to repay in full 
the $500 million outstanding under the bridge loan facility that 
we entered into in 2006. The Floating Rate Senior Notes are 
guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. 
We may redeem some or all of the Floating Rate Senior 
Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2008 at a redemp-
tion price equal to the principal amount of the Floating Rate 
Senior Notes plus a premium of 2% if redeemed during the 
12-month period commencing on December 15, 2008, 1%  
if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on  
December 15, 2009 and no premium if redeemed after  
December 15, 2010, as well as any accrued and unpaid  
interest as of the redemption date. 

for $2.8 million resulting in a gain of $0.2 million in 2009. We 
repurchased $6 million of the Floating Rate Senior Notes for 
$4 million resulting in a gain of $2 million in 2008.

Accounts Receivable Securitization 

On November 27, 2007, we entered into the Accounts 
Receivable Securitization Facility, which we subsequently 
amended several times. The description of the Accounts Receiv-
able Securitization Facility below gives effect to all amendments 
to date. The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility initially 
provided for up to $250 million in funding accounted for as a 
secured borrowing, limited to the availability of eligible receiv-
ables, and is secured by certain domestic trade receivables. 
Effective February 2010, we elected to reduce the amount of 
funding available under the Accounts Receivable Securitization 
Facility from $250 million to $150 million. Under the terms of 
the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, we and certain 
of our subsidiaries sell, on a revolving basis, certain domestic 
trade receivables to HBI Receivables LLC (“Receivables LLC”), a 
wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiary that in turn uses the 
trade receivables to secure the borrowings, which are funded 
through conduits that issue commercial paper in the short-term 
market and are not affiliated with us or through committed bank 
purchasers if the conduits fail to fund. The assets and liabilities of 
Receivables LLC are fully reflected on the Consolidated Balance 
Sheet, and the securitization is treated as a secured borrowing 
for accounting purposes. The borrowings under the Accounts 
Receivable Securitization Facility remain outstanding throughout 
the term of the agreement subject to us maintaining sufficient 
eligible receivables, by continuing to sell trade receivables to 
Receivables LLC, unless an event of default occurs. Unless the 
term is extended, the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
will terminate on March 31, 2011. 

Availability of funding under the Accounts Receivable Secu-
ritization Facility depends primarily upon the eligible outstanding 
receivables balance. As of January 1, 2011, we had $90 million 
outstanding under the Accounts Receivable Securitization 
Facility. The outstanding balance under the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility is reported on our Consolidated Balance 
Sheet in the line “Current portion of debt.” Unless the conduits 
fail to fund, the yield on the commercial paper, which is the 
conduits’ cost to issue the commercial paper plus certain dealer 
fees, is considered a financing cost and is included in interest 
expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income. If the con-
duits fail to fund, the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
would be funded through committed bank purchasers, and the 
interest rate payable at our option at the rate announced from 
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LIBO Rate (as defined in the Accounts Receivable Securitization 
Facility) plus the applicable margin in effect from time to time. In 
addition, Receivables LLC is required to make certain payments 
to a conduit purchaser, a committed purchaser, or certain entities 
that provide funding to or are affiliated with them, in the event 
that assets and liabilities of a conduit purchaser are consolidated 
for financial and/or regulatory accounting purposes with certain 
other entities. The average blended interest rate for the out-
standing balance as of January 1, 2011 was 2.81%. 

The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility contains cus-

tomary events of default and requires us to maintain the same 
interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio contained from time to 
time in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility, provided that any 
changes to such covenants will only be applicable for purposes 
of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility if approved by 
the Managing Agents or their affiliates. As of January 1, 2011, 
we were in compliance with all financial covenants.

Notes Payable

Notes payable were $51 million at January 1, 2011 and 

$67 million at January 2, 2010.

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with a 
Salvadoran branch of a Canadian bank amounting to $30 million 
of which $29.7 million was outstanding at January 1, 2011 which 
accrues interest at 4.20%. 

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with a 

Chinese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to RMB 155 million 
($23.5 million) of which $12.9 million was outstanding at  
January 1, 2011 which accrues interest at 7.65%. Borrowings 
under the facility accrue interest at the prevailing base lending 
rates published by the People’s Bank of China from time to time 
plus 50%. 

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with a 
Vietnamese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to $14 million of 
which $3.4 million was outstanding at January 1, 2011 which 
accrues interest at 5.05%. 

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with a 
Japanese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to JPY 800 million 
($9.8 million) of which $2.5 million was outstanding at January 1, 
2011 which accrues interest at 4.61%. 

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with 
an Indian branch of a U.S. bank amounting to INR 100 million 
($2.2 million) of which $1.8 million was outstanding at January 1, 
2011 which accrues interest at 12.80%. 

We have a short-term revolving facility arrangement with a 

Brazilian bank amounting to BRL 2 million ($1.2 million) of which 
$0.4 million was outstanding at January 1, 2011 which accrues 
interest at 13.56%. 

In addition, we have short-term revolving credit facilities 
in various other locations that can be drawn on from time to 
time amounting to $4.6 million of which $0 was outstanding at 
January 1, 2011.

We were in compliance with the financial covenants  

contained in each of these facilities at January 1, 2011.

Derivatives

Our debt under the Revolving Loan Facility, Floating Rate 
Senior Notes and Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
bears interest at variable rates. As a result, we are exposed to 
changes in market interest rates that could impact the cost of 
servicing our debt. We were required under the 2009 Senior  
Secured Credit Facility to hedge a portion of our floating rate 
debt to reduce interest rate risk caused by floating rate debt 
issuance. To comply with this requirement, in the first quarter 
of 2010 we entered into a hedging arrangement whereby we 
capped the LIBOR interest rate component on $490.7 million of 
the floating rate debt under the Floating Rate Senior Notes at 
4.262%. In addition, in November 2010, we completed a $1.0 bil-
lion senior notes offering and debt refinancing that strengthened 
and added flexibility to our capital structure by fixing a significant 
percentage of our debt at favorable interest rates at longer 
maturities. As a result, approximately 96% of our total debt 
outstanding at January 1, 2011 is now at a fixed or capped rate. 
After giving effect to these arrangements, a 25-basis point move-
ment in the annual interest rate charged on the outstanding debt 
balances as of January 1, 2011 would result in a change in annual 
interest expense of $2 million. We may also execute interest rate 
cash flow hedges in the form of caps and swaps in the future in 
order to mitigate our exposure to variability in cash flows for the 
future interest payments on a designated portion of borrowings. 
We use forward exchange and option contracts to reduce the 

effect of fluctuating foreign currencies for a portion of our antici-
pated short-term foreign currency-denominated transactions.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We have chosen accounting policies that we believe are 
appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results 
and financial condition in conformity with accounting principles 
generally accepted in the United States. We apply these 
accounting policies in a consistent manner. Our significant 
accounting policies are discussed in Note 2, titled “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies,” to our financial statements. 

The application of critical accounting policies requires that 
we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and 
related disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are based 
on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under 
the circumstances. We evaluate these estimates and assump-
tions on an ongoing basis and may retain outside consultants 
to assist in our evaluation. If actual results ultimately differ from 
previous estimates, the revisions are included in results of 
operations in the period in which the actual amounts become 
known. The critical accounting policies that involve the most 
significant management judgments and estimates used in 
preparation of our financial statements, or are the most sensitive 
to change from outside factors, are described below.

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Sales Recognition and Incentives

We recognize revenue when (i) there is persuasive evidence 

of an arrangement, (ii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, 
(iii) title and the risks of ownership have been transferred to 
the customer and (iv) collection of the receivable is reasonably 
assured, which occurs primarily upon shipment. We record 
provisions for any uncollectible amounts based upon our histori-
cal collection statistics and current customer information. Our 
management reviews these estimates each quarter and makes 
adjustments based upon actual experience.

Note 2(d), titled “Summary of Significant Accounting 
Policies — Sales Recognition and Incentives,” to our financial 
statements describes a variety of sales incentives that we offer 
to resellers and consumers of our products. Measuring the cost 
of these incentives requires, in many cases, estimating future 
customer utilization and redemption rates. We use historical data 
for similar transactions to estimate the cost of current incentive 
programs. Our management reviews these estimates each 
quarter and makes adjustments based upon actual experience 
and other available information. We classify the costs associated 
with cooperative advertising as a reduction of “Net sales” in our 
Consolidated Statements of Income. 

Accounts Receivable Valuation 

Accounts receivable consist primarily of amounts due 
from customers. We carry our accounts receivable at their 
net realizable value. In determining the appropriate allowance 
for doubtful accounts, we consider a combination of factors, 
such as the aging of trade receivables, industry trends, and our 
customers’ financial strength, credit standing, and payment and 
default history. Changes in the aforementioned factors, among 
others, may lead to adjustments in our allowance for doubtful 
accounts. The calculation of the required allowance requires 
judgment by our management as to the impact of these and 
other factors on the ultimate realization of our trade receivables. 
Charges to the allowance for doubtful accounts are reflected 
in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line and 
charges to the allowance for customer chargebacks and other 
customer deductions are primarily reflected as a reduction in the 
“Net sales” line of our Consolidated Statements of Income. Our 
management reviews these estimates each quarter and makes 
adjustments based upon actual experience. Because we cannot 
predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, 
actual future losses from uncollectible accounts may differ from 
our estimates. If the financial condition of our customers were to 
deteriorate, resulting in their inability to make payments, a large 
reserve might be required. The amount of actual historical losses 
has not varied materially from our estimates for bad debts.

Inventory Valuation

We carry inventory on our balance sheet at the estimated 
lower of cost or market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-
out, or “FIFO,” method for our inventories. We carry obsolete, 
damaged, and excess inventory at the net realizable value, which 
we determine by assessing historical recovery rates, current 
market conditions and our future marketing and sales plans.  
Because our assessment of net realizable value is made at a 
point in time, there are inherent uncertainties related to our val-

ue determination. Market factors and other conditions underlying 
the net realizable value may change, resulting in further reserve 
requirements. A reduction in the carrying amount of an inventory 
item from cost to market value creates a new cost basis for the 
item that cannot be reversed at a later period. While we believe 
that adequate write-downs for inventory obsolescence have 
been provided in the financial statements, consumer tastes and 
preferences will continue to change and we could experience 
additional inventory write-downs in the future.

Rebates, discounts and other cash consideration received 
from a vendor related to inventory purchases are reflected as 
reductions in the cost of the related inventory item, and are 
therefore reflected in cost of sales when the related inventory 
item is sold.

Income Taxes

Deferred taxes are recognized for the future tax effects 
of temporary differences between financial and income tax 
reporting using tax rates in effect for the years in which the 
differences are expected to reverse. We have recorded deferred 
taxes related to operating losses and capital loss carryforwards. 
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable 
income in specific jurisdictions, the amount and timing of which 
are uncertain, possible changes in tax laws and tax planning 
strategies. If in our judgment it appears that we will not be able 
to generate sufficient taxable income or capital gains to offset 
losses during the carryforward periods, we have recorded valua-
tion allowances to reduce those deferred tax assets to amounts 
expected to be ultimately realized. An adjustment to income tax 
expense would be required in a future period if we determine 
that the amount of deferred tax assets to be realized differs from 
the net recorded amount. 

Federal income taxes are provided on that portion of our 
income of foreign subsidiaries that is expected to be remitted to 
the United States and be taxable, reflecting the decisions made 
by us with regards to earnings permanently reinvested in foreign 
jurisdictions. Decisions we make as to the amount of earnings 
permanently reinvested in foreign jurisdictions, due to antici-
pated cash flow or other business requirements, may impact our 
federal income tax provision and effective tax rate.

We periodically estimate the probable tax obligations using 
historical experience in tax jurisdictions and our informed judg-
ment. There are inherent uncertainties related to the interpreta-
tion of tax regulations in the jurisdictions in which we transact 
business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time 
may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as 
changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income tax 
expense is adjusted in the period in which these events occur, 
and these adjustments are included in our Consolidated State-
ments of Income. If such changes take place, there is a risk that 
our effective tax rate may increase or decrease in any period. A 
company must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax 
position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will 
be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on 
the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized 
in the financial statements from such a position are measured 
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent 
likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.

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We recognized a change in our estimate of unrecognized 

tax benefit accruals of $20 million in 2010. This change in 
estimate resulted from the circumstances described above in 
“Consolidated Results of Operations — Year Ended January 1, 
2011 Compared with Year Ended January 2, 2010,” and was not a 
result of any change in the application of our accounting policies.
In conjunction with the spin off, we and Sara Lee entered 
into a tax sharing agreement, which allocates responsibilities 
between us and Sara Lee for taxes and certain other tax matters. 
Under the tax sharing agreement, Sara Lee generally is liable 
for all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes attribut-
able to us with respect to taxable periods ending on or before 
September 5, 2006. Sara Lee also is liable for income taxes 
attributable to us with respect to taxable periods beginning 
before September 5, 2006 and ending after September 5, 2006, 
but only to the extent those taxes are allocable to the portion 
of the taxable period ending on September 5, 2006. We are 
generally liable for all other taxes attributable to us. Changes in 
the amounts payable or receivable by us under the stipulations of 
this agreement may impact our tax provision in any period.
Under the tax sharing agreement, within 180 days after 
Sara Lee filed its final consolidated tax return for the period that 
included September 5, 2006, Sara Lee was required to deliver to 
us a computation of the amount of deferred taxes attributable to 
our United States and Canadian operations that would be includ-
ed on our opening balance sheet as of September 6, 2006 (“as 
finally determined”) which has been done. We have the right to 
participate in the computation of the amount of deferred taxes. 
Under the tax sharing agreement, if substituting the amount of 
deferred taxes as finally determined for the amount of estimated 
deferred taxes that were included on that balance sheet at the 
time of the spin off causes a decrease in the net book value 
reflected on that balance sheet, then Sara Lee will be required to 
pay us the amount of such decrease. If such substitution causes 
an increase in the net book value reflected on that balance sheet, 
then we will be required to pay Sara Lee the amount of such 
increase. For purposes of this computation, our deferred taxes 
are the amount of deferred tax benefits (including deferred tax 
consequences attributable to deductible temporary differences 
and carryforwards) that would be recognized as assets on the 
Company’s balance sheet computed in accordance with General-
ly Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), but without regard 
to valuation allowances, less the amount of deferred tax liabilities 
(including deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable 
temporary differences) that would be recognized as liabilities on 
our opening balance sheet computed in accordance with GAAP, 
but without regard to valuation allowances. Neither we nor Sara 
Lee will be required to make any other payments to the other 
with respect to deferred taxes. 

Based on our computation of the final amount of deferred 
taxes for our opening balance sheet as of September 6, 2006, 
the amount that is expected to be collected from Sara Lee 
based on our computation of $72 million, which reflects a 
preliminary cash installment received from Sara Lee of $18 mil-
lion, is included as a receivable in Other Current Assets in the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 1, 2011 and January 
2, 2010. We exchanged information with Sara Lee in connection 
with this matter, but Sara Lee disagreed with our computation. 

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In accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of the tax 
sharing agreement, in August 2009, we submitted the dispute 
to binding arbitration. The arbitration process is ongoing, and 
we will continue to prosecute our claim. We do not believe that 
the resolution of this dispute will have a material impact on our 
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Stock Compensation

We established the Omnibus Incentive Plan to award stock 

options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted 
stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash 
to our employees, non-employee directors and employees of our 
subsidiaries to promote the interest of our company and incent 
performance and retention of employees. Stock-based compen-
sation is estimated at the grant date based on the award’s fair 
value and is recognized as expense over the requisite service 
period. Estimation of stock-based compensation for stock options 
granted, utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, requires 
various highly subjective assumptions including volatility and 
expected option life. We use a combination of the volatility of our 
company and the volatility of peer companies for a period of time 
that is comparable to the expected life of the option to determine 
volatility assumptions. We utilize the simplified method outlined 
in SEC accounting rules to estimate expected lives for options 
granted. The simplified method is used for valuing stock option 
grants by eligible public companies that do not have sufficient 
historical exercise patterns on options granted to employees. We 
estimate forfeitures for stock-based awards granted that are not 
expected to vest. If any of these inputs or assumptions changes 
significantly, our stock-based compensation expense could be 
materially different in the future. 

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

For a discussion of our net periodic benefit cost, plan obliga-

tions, plan assets, and how we measure the amount of these 
costs, see Note 15 titled “Defined Benefit Pension Plans” to our 
consolidated financial statements.

Our U.S. qualified pension plan is approximately 74% funded 
as of January 1, 2011 compared to 80% funded as of January 2, 
2010. The funded status reflects an increase in the benefit obliga-
tion due to a decrease in the discount rate used in the valuation 
of the liability, partially offset by an increase in the fair value of 
plan assets as a result of the stock market’s performance during 
2010. Because we have elected not to make a voluntary cash 
contribution in 2011 sufficient to achieve a funded status of 
80%, beginning April 1, 2011 we are required under the Pension 
Protection Act to implement restrictions on certain accelerated 
forms of benefit payments for future retirees. We performed 
a thorough review of the impact of making a voluntary cash 
contribution to the plan in order to maintain a funded level of 
80%. Based on our review, and given that these restrictions are 
expected to impact only a limited number of plan participants, 
will not impact the total benefits received by plan participants 
and will not have a material impact on our future cash flows, 
we determined not to make such a contribution to the plan. 
We expect to make required cash contributions of $7 million 
to $9 million to the U.S. qualified pension plan in 2011 based 
on a preliminary calculation by our actuary. See Note 15 to our 
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components. The funded status of our defined benefit pension 
plans are recognized on our balance sheet and changes in the 
funded status are reflected in comprehensive income. We mea-
sure the funded status of our plans as of the date of our fiscal 
year end. We expect pension expense in 2011 of approximately 
$11 million compared to $15 million in 2010.

The net periodic cost of the pension plans is determined 
using projections and actuarial assumptions, the most significant 
of which are the discount rate and the long-term rate of asset  
return. The net periodic pension income or expense is rec-
ognized in the year incurred. Gains and losses, which occur 
when actual experience differs from actuarial assumptions, are 
amortized over the average future expected life of participants.
Our policies regarding the establishment of pension  

assumptions are as follows:

n  In determining the discount rate, we utilized the Citigroup 
Pension Discount Curve (rounded to the nearest 10 basis 
points) in order to determine a unique interest rate for each 
plan and match the expected cash flows for each plan.

n  Salary increase assumptions were based on historical  

experience and anticipated future management actions. The 
salary increase assumption only applies to the Canadian 
plans and portions of the Hanesbrands nonqualified retire-
ment plans, as benefits under these plans are not frozen. 
The benefits under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan were 
frozen as of December 31, 2005. 

n  In determining the long-term rate of return on plan assets 

we applied a proportionally weighted blend between  
assuming the historical long-term compound growth rate  
of the plan portfolio would predict the future returns  
of similar investments, and the utilization of forward  
looking assumptions.

n  Retirement rates were based primarily on actual  

experience while standard actuarial tables were used  
to estimate mortality. 

The sensitivity of changes in actuarial assumptions on our 

annual pension expense and on our plans’ projected benefit 
obligations, all other factors being equal, is illustrated by  
the following:

(in millions) 

Increase (Decrease) in

Pension 
Expense 

Projected Benefit
Obligation

1% decrease in discount rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1% increase in discount rate   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
1% decrease in expected investment return  . . . . . . .  
1% increase in expected investment return . . . . . . . .  

$  1 
(1) 
6 
(6) 

$  124
(102) 
—
—

Trademarks and Other Identifiable Intangibles

to obtain future cash flows. As of January 1, 2011, the net book 
value of trademarks and other identifiable intangible assets was 
$179 million, of which we are amortizing the entire balance. 
We anticipate that our amortization expense for 2011 will be 
$14 million.

We evaluate identifiable intangible assets subject to 

amortization for impairment using a process similar to that used 
to evaluate asset amortization described below under “— Depre-
ciation and Impairment of Property, Plant and Equipment.” We 
assess identifiable intangible assets not subject to amortization 
for impairment at least annually and more often as triggering 
events occur. In order to determine the impairment of identifi-
able intangible assets not subject to amortization, we compare 
the fair value of the intangible asset to its carrying amount. We 
recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which an identi-
fiable intangible asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value.

We measure a trademark’s fair value using the royalty saved 
method. We determine the royalty saved method by evaluating 
various factors to discount anticipated future cash flows, includ-
ing operating results, business plans, and present value tech-
niques. The rates we use to discount cash flows are based on 
interest rates and the cost of capital at a point in time. Because 
there are inherent uncertainties related to these factors and 
our judgment in applying them, the assumptions underlying the 
impairment analysis may change in such a manner that impair-
ment in value may occur in the future. Such impairment will be 
recognized in the period in which it becomes known.

Goodwill

As of January 1, 2011, we had $430 million of goodwill. We 
do not amortize goodwill, but we assess for impairment at least 
annually and more often as triggering events occur. The timing of 
our annual goodwill impairment testing is the first day of the third 
fiscal quarter. The estimated fair values significantly exceeded 
the carrying values of each of our reporting units as of the first 
day of the third fiscal quarter, and no impairment of goodwill was 
identified as a result of the testing conducted in 2010.

In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, we estimate the 
fair value of our reporting units. We rely on a number of factors 
to determine the fair value of our reporting units and evalu-
ate various factors to discount anticipated future cash flows, 
including operating results, business plans, and present value 
techniques. As discussed above under “Trademarks and Other 
Identifiable Intangibles,” there are inherent uncertainties related 
to these factors, and our judgment in applying them and the 
assumptions underlying the impairment analysis may change in 
such a manner that impairment in value may occur in the future. 
Such impairment will be recognized in the period in which it 
becomes known.

Trademarks, license agreements, customer and distributor 

We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill using a two-step 

relationships and computer software are our primary identifi-
able intangible assets. We amortize identifiable intangibles with 
finite lives, and we do not amortize identifiable intangibles with 
indefinite lives. We base the estimated useful life of an identifi-
able intangible asset upon a number of factors, including the 
effects of demand, competition, expected changes in distribution 
channels and the level of maintenance expenditures required 

process based on an evaluation of reporting units. The first 
step involves a comparison of a reporting unit’s fair value to its 
carrying value. In the second step, if the reporting unit’s carrying 
value exceeds its fair value, we compare the goodwill’s implied 
fair value and its carrying value. If the goodwill’s carrying value 
exceeds its implied fair value, we recognize an impairment loss 
in an amount equal to such excess. 

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Depreciation and Impairment of Property,  
Plant and Equipment

We state property, plant and equipment at its historical cost, 

and we compute depreciation using the straight-line method 
over the asset’s life. We estimate an asset’s life based on histori-
cal experience, manufacturers’ estimates, engineering or  
appraisal evaluations, our future business plans and the period 
over which the asset will economically benefit us, which may be 
the same as or shorter than its physical life. Our policies require 
that we periodically review our assets’ remaining depreciable 
lives based upon actual experience and expected future utiliza-
tion. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a change in  
accounting estimate and the accelerated depreciation is  
accounted for in the period of change and future periods. Based 
upon current levels of depreciation, the average remaining 
depreciable life of our net property other than land is five years.
We test an asset for recoverability whenever events or 

changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not 
be recoverable. Such events include significant adverse changes 
in business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow 
losses, forecasted continuing losses or a current expectation 
that an asset or asset group will be disposed of before the end 
of its useful life. We evaluate an asset’s recoverability by compar-
ing the asset or asset group’s net carrying amount to the future 
net undiscounted cash flows we expect such asset or asset 
group will generate. If we determine that an asset is not recover-
able, we recognize an impairment loss in the amount by which 
the asset’s carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value.

When we recognize an impairment loss for an asset held for 
use, we depreciate the asset’s adjusted carrying amount over its 
remaining useful life. We do not restore previously recognized 
impairment losses if circumstances change. 

Insurance Reserves

We maintain insurance coverage for property, workers’ com-
pensation and other casualty programs. We are responsible for 
losses up to certain limits and are required to estimate a liability 
that represents the ultimate exposure for aggregate losses 
below those limits. This liability is based on management’s 
estimates of the ultimate costs to be incurred to settle known 
claims and claims not reported as of the balance sheet date. The 
estimated liability is not discounted and is based on a number of 
assumptions and factors, including historical trends, actuarial  
assumptions and economic conditions. If actual trends differ 
from the estimates, the financial results could be impacted. 
Actual trends have not differed materially from the estimates.

Assets and Liabilities Acquired in Business Combinations
We account for business acquisitions using the purchase 
method, which requires us to allocate the cost of an acquired 
business to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their 
estimated fair values at the acquisition date. We recognize 
the excess of an acquired business’s cost over the fair value 
of acquired assets and liabilities as goodwill. We use a variety 
of information sources to determine the fair value of acquired 
assets and liabilities. We generally use third-party appraisers to 
determine the fair value and lives of property and identifiable 
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obligations associated with defined benefit pension plans, and 
legal counsel to assess obligations associated with legal and 
environmental claims. 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Fair Value Disclosures

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board 

issued new accounting rules related to the disclosure require-
ments for fair value measurements. The new accounting rules 
require new disclosures regarding significant transfers between 
Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the activity within 
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The new accounting rules also 
clarify existing disclosures regarding the level of disaggregation 
of assets or liabilities and the valuation techniques and inputs 
used to measure fair value. The new accounting rules were  
effective for us in the first quarter of 2010, except for the disclo-
sures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the 
rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those 
disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after Decem-
ber 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. 
The adoption of the disclosures effective for our first quarter 
of 2010 did not have a material impact on our financial condi-
tion, results of operations or cash flows but resulted in certain 
additional disclosures reflected in Note 14 to the consolidated 
financial statements.

ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures 

about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign 
exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. Our risk 
management control system uses analytical techniques including 
market value, sensitivity analysis and value at risk estimations.

Foreign Exchange Risk

We sell the majority of our products in transactions denomi-

nated in U.S. dollars; however, we purchase some raw materials, 
pay a portion of our wages and make other payments in our 
supply chain in foreign currencies. Our exposure to foreign  
exchange rates exists primarily with respect to the Canadian 
dollar, European euro, Mexican peso and Japanese yen against 
the U.S. dollar. We use foreign exchange forward and option 
contracts to hedge material exposure to adverse changes in 
foreign exchange rates. A sensitivity analysis technique has been 
used to evaluate the effect that changes in the market value of 
foreign exchange currencies will have on our forward and option 
contracts. At January 1, 2011, the potential change in fair value  
of foreign currency derivative instruments, assuming a 10%  
adverse change in the underlying currency price, was $13 million. 

Interest Rates

Our debt under the Revolving Loan Facility, Floating Rate 
Senior Notes and Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
bears interest at variable rates. As a result, we are exposed to 
changes in market interest rates that could impact the cost of 
servicing our debt. We were required under the 2009 Senior  

 
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Secured Credit Facility to hedge a portion of our floating rate 
debt to reduce interest rate risk caused by floating rate debt 
issuance. To comply with this requirement, in the first quarter 
of 2010 we entered into a hedging arrangement whereby we 
capped the LIBOR interest rate component on $490.7 million of 
the floating rate debt under the Floating Rate Senior Notes at 
4.262%. In addition, in November 2010, we completed a $1.0 bil-
lion senior notes offering and debt refinancing that strengthened 
and added flexibility to our capital structure by fixing a significant 
percentage of our debt at favorable interest rates at longer 
maturities. As a result, approximately 96% of our total debt 
outstanding at January 1, 2011 is now at a fixed or capped rate. 
After giving effect to these arrangements, a 25-basis point move-
ment in the annual interest rate charged on the outstanding debt 
balances as of January 1, 2011 would result in a change in annual 
interest expense of $2 million. We may also execute interest rate 
cash flow hedges in the form of caps and swaps in the future in 
order to mitigate our exposure to variability in cash flows for the 
future interest payments on a designated portion of borrowings. 

Commodities

Cotton is the primary raw material used in manufacturing 
many of our products. While we have sold our yarn operations, 
we are still exposed to fluctuations in the cost of cotton. During 
2010, cotton prices hit their highest levels in 140 years. Increases 
in the cost of cotton can result in higher costs in the price we 
pay for yarn from our large-scale yarn suppliers. Our costs for 
cotton yarn and cotton-based textiles vary based upon the fluc-
tuating cost of cotton, which is affected by, among other things, 
weather, consumer demand, speculation on the commodities 
market, the relative valuations and fluctuations of the currencies 
of producer versus consumer countries and other factors that 
are generally unpredictable and beyond our control. We are able 
to lock in the cost of cotton reflected in the price we pay for yarn 
from our primary yarn suppliers in an attempt to protect our busi-
ness from the volatility of the market price of cotton. However, 
our business can be affected by dramatic movements in cotton 
prices. Although the cost of cotton used in goods manufactured 
by us has historically represented only 6% of our cost of sales, it 
has risen to around 10% primarily as a result of cost inflation. The 
cotton prices reflected in our results were 69 cents per pound in 
2010 and 55 cents per pound in 2009. Costs incurred for materi-
als and labor are capitalized into inventory and impact our results 
as the inventory is sold. For example, we estimate that a change 
of $0.01 per pound in cotton prices at current levels of produc-
tion would affect our annual cost of sales by $4 million related 
to finished goods manufactured internally in our manufacturing 
facilities and $1 million related to finished goods sourced from 
third parties. The ultimate effect of this change on our earnings 
cannot be quantified, as the effect of movements in cotton 
prices on industry selling prices are uncertain, but any dramatic 
increase in the price of cotton would have a material adverse 
effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition 
and cash flows.

In addition, fluctuations in crude oil or petroleum prices may 

influence the prices of other raw materials we use to manufac-
ture our products, such as chemicals, dyestuffs, polyester yarn 
and foam. We generally purchase raw materials at market prices. 
We estimate that a change of $10.00 per barrel in the price of 
oil would affect our freight costs by approximately $5 million, at 
current levels of usage.

ITEM 8.  Financial Statements and  

Supplementary Data

Our financial statements required by this item are contained 
on pages F-1 through F-40 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
See Item 15(a)(1) for a listing of financial statements provided.

ITEM 9.  Changes in and Disagreements  

with Accountants on Accounting  
and Financial Disclosure

None.

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), our manage-
ment, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial 
Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our 
disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange 
Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this 
report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and 
Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls 
and procedures were effective.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and 

maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as 
defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management’s annual 
report on internal control over financial reporting and the report 
of independent registered public accounting firm are incorpo-
rated by reference to pages F-2 and F-3 of this Annual Report on 
Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act 
Rule 13a-15(d), our management, including our Chief Executive 
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that no changes in 
our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the 
period covered by this report that have materially affected, or 
are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over 
financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.  Other Information

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information required by this Item 10 regarding our executive officers is included in Item 1C of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

We will provide other information that is responsive to this Item 10 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this 
Annual Report not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report. That information is incorporated 
in this Item 10 by reference. 

ITEM 11.  Executive Compensation

We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 11 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this  
Annual Report on Form 10-K not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  
That information is incorporated in this Item 11 by reference.

ITEM 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 12 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this  
Annual Report on Form 10-K not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  
That information is incorporated in this Item 12 by reference.

ITEM 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 13 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this  
Annual Report on Form 10-K not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  
That information is incorporated in this Item 13 by reference.

ITEM 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

We will provide information that is responsive to this Item 14 in our definitive proxy statement or in an amendment to this  
Annual Report on Form 10-K not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  
That information is incorporated in this Item 14 by reference.

ITEM 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1)-(2) Financial Statements and Schedules

PART IV

The financial statements and schedules listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 are 

filed as part of this Report.

(a)(3) Exhibits

See “Index to Exhibits” beginning on page E-1, which is incorporated by reference herein. The Index to Exhibits lists all exhibits 

filed with this Report and identifies which of those exhibits are management contracts and compensation plans.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

SIGNATURES 

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 

Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 15th day of February, 2011.

HANESBRANDS INC.
/s/  Richard A. Noll

Richard A. Noll
Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints 
jointly and severally, Richard A. Noll, E. Lee Wyatt Jr. and Joia M. Johnson, and each one of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each 
with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on  
Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to  
be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed below  

by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature 

Capacity 

Date

/s/   Richard A. Noll 

Richard A. Noll 

/s/   E. Lee Wyatt Jr. 

E. Lee Wyatt Jr.  

/s/   Dale W. Boyles 

Dale W. Boyles 

/s/   Lee A. Chaden 

Lee A. Chaden

/s/   Bobby J. Griffin 

Bobby J. Griffin

/s/   James C. Johnson 

James C. Johnson

/s/   Jessica T. Mathews 

Jessica T. Mathews

/s/   J. Patrick Mulcahy 

J. Patrick Mulcahy

/s/   Ronald L. Nelson 

Ronald L. Nelson

/s/   Andrew J. Schindler 

Andrew J. Schindler

/s/   Ann E. Ziegler 

Ann E. Ziegler

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors 

February 15, 2011

(principal executive officer)  

Chief Financial Officer 

(principal financial officer)

February 15, 2011

Chief Accounting Officer and Controller 

February 15, 2011

(principal accounting officer)

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

Director 

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

February 15, 2011

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS 

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

References in this Index to Exhibits to the “Registrant” are to Hanesbrands Inc. The Registrant will furnish you, without  
charge, a copy of any exhibit, upon written request. Written requests to obtain any exhibit should be sent to Corporate Secretary, 
Hanesbrands Inc., 1000 East Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105.

Exhibit 
Number  Description

Exhibit 
Number  Description

3.1 

 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Hanesbrands Inc. (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).

 Articles Supplementary (Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A)  
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
September 5, 2006).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanesbrands Inc. (incorporated by  
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2008).

 Certificate of Formation of BA International, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of BA International, L.L.C. (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of Caribesock, Inc., together with Certificate of 
Change of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.6 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Caribesock, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.7 to  
the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file  
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of Caribetex, Inc., together with Certificate of 
Change of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.8 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Caribetex, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.9 to  
the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file  
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of CASA International, LLC (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of CASA International, LLC (incorporat-
ed by reference from Exhibit 3.11 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CC Products, Inc. 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.50 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of CC Products, Inc. (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.51 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

   3.2 

   3.3 

   3.4 

   3.5 

   3.6 

   3.7 

   3.8 

   3.9 

   3.10 

   3.11 

  3.12 

  3.13 

E-1 

   3.14 

   3.15 

  3.16 

  3.17 

  3.18 

  3.19 

  3.20 

  3.21 

  3.22 

  3.23 

   3.24 

 Certificate of Incorporation of Ceibena Del, Inc., together with Certificate of 
Change of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.12 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Ceibena Del, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.13  
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file 
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

 Articles of Incorporation of Event 1, Inc. (incorporated by reference from 
Exhibit 3.52 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Com-
mission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Event 1, Inc. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.53 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GearCo, Inc. 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.44 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of GearCo, Inc. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.45 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GFSI Holdings, 
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.46 to the Registrant’s Registra-
tion Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-171114) filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of GFSI Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.47 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of GFSI, Inc. (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.48 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Amended and Restated Bylaws of GFSI, Inc. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.49 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on December 10, 2010).

 Certificate of Formation of Hanes Menswear, LLC, together with Certificate 
of Conversion from a Corporation to a Limited Liability Company Pursuant 
to Section 18-214 of the Limited Liability Company Act and Certificate of 
Change of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

   3.25 

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of Hanes Menswear, LLC (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.15 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
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Exhibit 
Number  Description

   3.26 

   3.27 

   3.28 

   3.29 

   3.30 

   3.31 

   3.32 

   3.33 

   3.34 

   3.35 

   3.36 

   3.37 

   3.38 

 Certificate of Incorporation of HPR, Inc., together with Certificate of Merger of 
Hanes Puerto Rico, Inc. into HPR, Inc. (now known as Hanes Puerto Rico, Inc.) 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.16 to the Registrant’s Registration 
Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Hanes Puerto Rico, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
3.17 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file 
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
April 26, 2007).

 Articles of Organization of Sara Lee Direct, LLC, together with Articles of 
Amendment reflecting the change of the entity’s name to Hanesbrands Direct, 
LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.18 to the Registrant’s Registra-
tion Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of Sara Lee Direct, LLC (now known  
as Hanesbrands Direct, LLC) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.19  
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file 
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of Sara Lee Distribution, Inc., together with Cer-
tificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Sara Lee Distribution, 
Inc. reflecting the change of the entity’s name to Hanesbrands Distribution, 
Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.20 to the Registrant’s Registra-
tion Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Sara Lee Distribution, Inc. (now known as Hanesbrands Distribu-
tion, Inc.)(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.21 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC (incorporat-
ed by reference from Exhibit 3.22 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement 
on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Operating Agreement of HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.23 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of HBI Branded Apparel Limited, Inc. (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.24 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of HBI Branded Apparel Limited, Inc. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.25 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of HbI International, LLC (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.26 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of HbI International, LLC (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.27 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of SL Sourcing, LLC, together with Certificate of 
Amendment to the Certificate of Formation of SL Sourcing, LLC reflecting the 
change of the entity’s name to HBI Sourcing, LLC (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.28 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

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Exhibit 
Number  Description

   3.39 

   3.40 

   3.41 

   3.42 

   3.43 

   3.44 

   3.45 

   3.46 

   3.47 

   3.48 

   3.49 

   3.50 

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of SL Sourcing, LLC (now known as HBI 
Sourcing, LLC) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.29 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of Inner Self LLC (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 3.30 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of Inner Self LLC (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.31 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of Jasper-Costa Rica, L.L.C. (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.32 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Jasper-Costa 
Rica, L.L.C. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.33 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of Playtex Dorado, LLC, together with Certificate of 
Conversion from a Corporation to a Limited Liability Company Pursuant to 
Section 18-214 of the Limited Liability Company Act (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.36 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Playtex 
Dorado, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.37 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of Playtex Industries, Inc. (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.38 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Bylaws of Playtex Industries, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
3.39 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file 
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Formation of Seamless Textiles, LLC, together with Certificate 
of Conversion from a Corporation to a Limited Liability Company Pursuant to 
Section 18-214 of the Limited Liability Company Act (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.40 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Limited Liability Company Agreement of Seamless Textiles, LLC (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 3.41 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007).

 Certificate of Incorporation of UPCR, Inc., together with Certificate of Change 
of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.42 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

   3.51 

 Bylaws of UPCR, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.43 to  
the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file  
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

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Exhibit 
Number  Description

   3.52 

 Certificate of Incorporation of UPEL, Inc., together with Certificate of Change 
of Location of Registered Office and Registered Agent (incorporated by refer-
ence from Exhibit 3.44 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 
(Commission file number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on April 26, 2007).

  3.53 

 Bylaws of UPEL, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.45 to  
the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file  
number 333-142371) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on April 26, 2007).

4.1 

4.2 

4.3 

4.4 

4.5 

4.6 

4.7 

4.8 

4.9 

 Rights Agreement between Hanesbrands Inc. and Computershare Trust 
Company, N.A., Rights Agent. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 
to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).

 Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to 
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).

 Placement Agreement dated December 11, 2006 among the Registrant, 
certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated 
and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K  
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006).

 Indenture dated as of December 14, 2006 (the “2006 Indenture”), among  
the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch Banking  
and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the  
Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on December 20, 2006).

 First Supplemental Indenture (to the 2006 Indenture) dated August 13, 2010 
among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch 
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.50  
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file 
number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
December 10, 2010).

 Second Supplemental Indenture (to the 2006 Indenture) dated November 1, 
2010 among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch 
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to 
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010).

 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 14, 2006 among the 
Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant, and Morgan Stanley & Co. 
Incorporated, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, ABN 
AMRO Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 
and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 
to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on December 20, 2006).

 Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2008 (the “2008 Indenture”) among the 
Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant, and Branch Banking and 
Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission file number 333-152733) 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2008).

 Underwriting Agreement dated December 3, 2009 between the Registrant, 
certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Current  
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on December 11, 2009).

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Exhibit 
Number  Description

  4.10 

  4.11 

  4.12 

  4.13 

  4.14 

  4.15 

  10.1 

  10.2 

  10.3 

  10.4 

  10.5 

 First Supplemental Indenture (to the 2008 Indenture) dated December 10, 
2009 among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch 
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to 
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on December 11, 2009).

 Second Supplemental Indenture (to the 2008 Indenture) dated August 13, 2010 
among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch  
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.49  
to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Commission file  
number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
December 10, 2010). 

 Third Supplemental Indenture (to the 2008 Indenture) dated November 1, 
2010 among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch 
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to 
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010).

 Purchase Agreement dated November 4, 2010 among the Registrant, certain 
subsidiaries of the Registrant and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith 
Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan 
Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (incorporated by reference from 
Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010). 

 Fourth Supplemental Indenture (to the 2008 Indenture) dated November 9, 
2010 among the Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Branch 
Banking and Trust Company (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to 
the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010).

 Registration Rights Agreement dated November 9, 2010 among the  
Registrant, certain subsidiaries of the Registrant and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, 
Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) 
Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2010).

 Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006, as amended (incorporated 
by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on 
Form S-4 (Commission file number 333-171114) filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on December 10, 2010).*

 Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands 
Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).*

 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement under the 
Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).*

 Form of Performance Cash Award Grant Notice and Agreement under the 
Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).*

 Form of Performance Stock and Cash Award — Stock Component Grant 
Notice and Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 
2006 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
December 10, 2010).*

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

Exhibit 
Number  Description

  10.6 

 Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and 
Agreement under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Annual  
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on February 11, 2009). *

  10.7 

 Form of Non-Employee Director Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement 
under the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan of 2006 (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Transition Report on Form 10-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2007).*

  10.8 

 Hanesbrands Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, as amended.*

  10.9 

 10.10 

 10.11 

 10.12 

 10.13 

 10.14 

 10.15 

 10.16 

 10.17 

 10.18 

 10.19 

 Hanesbrands Inc. Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Performance-Based Annual Incentive Plan (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2006).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2008).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Life Insurance Plan (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Executive Long-Term Disability Plan. (incorporated by 
reference from Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 2006, as amended 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
April 29, 2010).*

 Hanesbrands Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.13 to the Registrant’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
February 11, 2009).*

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between 
the Registrant and Richard A. Noll. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.14 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between 
the Registrant and Gerald W. Evans Jr. (incorporated by reference from 
Exhibit 10.15 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between 
the Registrant and E. Lee Wyatt Jr. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.16 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 10, 2008 between 
the Registrant and Kevin W. Oliver (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.17 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Exhibit 
Number  Description

 10.20 

 10.21 

 10.22 

 10.23 

 10.24 

 10.25 

 10.26 

 10.27 

 10.28 

 10.29 

 10.30 

 10.31 

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 17, 2008 between 
the Registrant and Joia M. Johnson (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.18 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Severance/Change in Control Agreement dated December 18, 2008 between 
the Registrant and William J. Nictakis (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.19 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2009).*

 Master Separation Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the Registrant 
and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.21 to 
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Tax Sharing Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the Registrant 
and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.22 to 
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Employee Matters Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the Registrant 
and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.23 to 
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Master Transition Services Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the 
Registrant and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.24 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Real Estate Matters Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the 
Registrant and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.25 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Indemnification and Insurance Matters Agreement dated August 31, 2006 
between the Registrant and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 10.26 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 Intellectual Property Matters Agreement dated August 31, 2006 between the 
Registrant and Sara Lee Corporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.27 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).

 First Lien Credit Agreement dated September 5, 2006 (the “2006 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility”) among the Registrant the various financial institu-
tions and other persons from time to time party thereto, HSBC Bank USA, 
National Association, LaSalle Bank National Association, Barclays Bank PLC, 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley Senior 
Funding, Inc., Citicorp USA, Inc. and Citibank, N.A. (incorporated by reference 
from Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2006).†

 First Amendment dated February 22, 2007 to the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Cur-
rent Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on February 28, 2007).

 Second Amendment dated August 21, 2008 to the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Cur-
rent Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on August 27, 2008).

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

Exhibit 
Number  Description

 10.32 

 10.33 

 10.34 

 10.35 

 10.36 

 10.37 

 10.38 

 Third Amendment dated March 10, 2009 to the 2006 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Cur-
rent Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
on March 16, 2009).

 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2006, 
as amended and restated as of December 10, 2009, among the Registrant, 
the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to time party to 
this Agreement, Barclays Bank PLC and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., 
as the co-documentation agents, Bank of America, N.A. and HSBC Securities 
(USA) Inc., as the co-syndication agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the 
administrative agent and the collateral agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities 
Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Barclays 
Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC, as the joint 
lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.32 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).

 Second Lien Credit Agreement dated September 5, 2006 (the “Second Lien 
Credit Agreement”) among HBI Branded Apparel Limited, Inc., the Registrant, 
the various financial institutions and other persons from time to time party 
thereto, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, LaSalle Bank National 
Association, Barclays Bank PLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incor-
porated, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., Citicorp USA, Inc. and Citibank, 
N.A. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.29 to the Registrant’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 
September 28, 2006).†

 First Amendment dated August 21, 2008 to the Second Lien Credit Agreement 
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current  
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission  
on August 27, 2008).

 Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of November 27, 2007 (the 
“Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility”) among HBI Receivables LLC 
and the Registrant, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, National 
Association, Falcon Asset Securitization Company LLC, Bryant Park Funding 
LLC, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 
10.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2008).†

 Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 16, 2009 to the Accounts Receivables 
Securitization Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Reg-
istrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on March 16, 2009).†

 Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 13, 2009 to the Accounts Receivables 
Securitization Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the 
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on May 11, 2009).†

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Exhibit 
Number  Description

 10.39 

 10.40 

 10.41 

 Amendment No. 3 dated as of August 17, 2009 to the Accounts Receivables 
Securitization Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on November 5, 2009).

 Amendment No. 4 dated as of December 10, 2009 to the Accounts Receiv-
ables Securitization Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.39 to 
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).

 Amendment No. 5 dated as of December 21, 2009 to the Accounts Receiv-
ables Securitization Facility (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.40 to 
the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission on February 9, 2010).†

 10.42 

 Amendment No. 6 dated as of December 18, 2010 to the Accounts Receiv-
ables Securitization Facility.

 10.43 

 Amendment No. 7 dated as of January 31, 2011 to the Accounts Receivables 
Securitization Facility.†

  12.1 

 Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

  21.1 

 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

  23.1 

 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

  24.1 

 Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereto).

  31.1 

 Certification of Richard A. Noll, Chief Executive Officer.

  31.2 

 Certification of E. Lee Wyatt Jr., Chief Financial Officer.

  32.1 

 Section 1350 Certification of Richard A. Noll, Chief Executive Officer.

  32.2 

 Section 1350 Certification of E. Lee Wyatt Jr., Chief Financial Officer.

  101 

.INS XBRL 

Instance Document**

  101 

.SCH XBRL  Taxonomy Extension Schema Document**

  101 

.CAL XBRL  Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document**

  101 

.LAB XBRL  Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document**

  101 

.PRE XBRL  Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document**

  101 

.DEF XBRL  Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document**

*  Agreement relates to executive compensation.

** 

 Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 
hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for 
purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are 
deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 
1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

† 

 Portions of this exhibit were redacted pursuant to a confidential treatment request 
filed with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to 
Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   
HANESBRANDS INC. 

Consolidated Financial Statements 

Page

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F- 2

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F- 3

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F- 4

Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F- 5

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended  

January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F- 6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . .   F- 7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   F-8 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

Management of Hanesbrands Inc. (“Hanesbrands”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control  

over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a−15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Internal control over financial 
reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation  
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. 
Hanesbrands’ system of internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the  
maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of 
Hanesbrands; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial state-
ments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that receipts and expenditures of 
Hanesbrands are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Hanesbrands; and (iii) provide 
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of Hanesbrands’ assets 
that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management has evaluated the effectiveness of Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2011, 
based upon criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued 
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our evaluation, management 
determined that Hanesbrands’ internal control over financial reporting was effective as of January 1, 2011.

The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2011 has been audited by Pricewaterhouse-
Coopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included in Part II, Item 8 of this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Hanesbrands Inc.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, 
the financial position of Hanesbrands Inc. (the “Company”) at January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, and the results of its operations 
and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 1, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal 
control over financial reporting as of January 1, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework  
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The Company’s management is 
responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment 
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial 
Reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Account-
ing Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance 
about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial 
reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence 
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant esti-
mates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial 
reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness 
exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits 
also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide 
a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the  
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally  
accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that 
(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of 
the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of 
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company 
are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that  
could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,  
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because 
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Greensboro, North Carolina
February 15, 2011

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Years Ended

January 1, 2011 

January 2, 2010 

January 3, 2009

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  $ 4,326,713  

Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

2,911,944  

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Operating profit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other expense (income) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Income before income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

1,414,769  
1,010,581  

—  

404,188  
20,221  

150,236  

233,731  
22,438  

$ 3,891,275  

2,626,001  

1,265,274  
940,530  

53,888  

270,856  
49,301  

163,279  

58,276  
6,993  

$ 4,248,770 

2,871,420 

1,377,350 
1,009,607 

50,263 

317,480 
(634) 

155,077 

163,037 
35,868 

  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  $  211,293  

$ 

  51,283  

$  127,169 

Earnings per share:
  Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Diluted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Weighted average shares outstanding:
  Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Diluted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  $ 
  $ 

  2.19  
  2.16  

$ 
$ 

  0.54  
  0.54  

$ 
$ 

  1.35 
  1.34 

96,500  
97,774  

95,158  
95,668  

94,171 
95,164 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

January 1, 2011 

January 2, 2010

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Trade accounts receivable less allowances of $19,192 at January 1, 2011 and $25,776 at January 2, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Other current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total current assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Property, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Other noncurrent assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 

  43,671  

$ 

  38,943 

503,243  

1,322,719  

149,431  

128,607  

2,147,671  

631,254  

178,622  

430,144  

319,798  

82,513  

450,541 

1,049,204 

139,836 

144,033 

1,822,557 

602,826 

136,214 

322,002 

357,103 

85,862 

Total assets   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 3,790,002  

$ 3,326,564 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$  412,369  

$  351,971 

Accrued liabilities and other:

Payroll and employee benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Advertising and promotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Restructuring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Notes payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Current portion of debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total current liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Pension and postretirement benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Other noncurrent liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

89,303  

87,384  

6,036  

93,580  

50,678  

90,000  

829,350  

1,990,735  

301,889  

105,354  

3,227,328  

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock (50,000,000 authorized shares; $.01 par value) Issued and outstanding — None  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

—  

  Common stock (500,000,000 authorized shares; $.01 par value) Issued and outstanding —  

96,207,025 at January 1, 2011 and 95,396,967 at January 2, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

962  

294,829  
480,098  

(213,215) 

562,674  

76,315 

85,069 

18,244 

116,007 

66,681 

164,688 

878,975 

1,727,547 

290,030 

95,293 

2,991,845 

— 

954 

287,955 
268,805 

(222,995)

334,719 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 3,790,002  

$ 3,326,564 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

F-5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009

(in thousands) 

Common Stock 

Shares 

Amount 

Additional 
Paid-In 
Capital 

Accumulated
Other
Retained   Comprehensive
Loss  
Earnings 

Total

Balances at December 29, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  95,232  
—  

$ 954   $ 199,019  
—  

—  

$ 117,849  
127,169  

$   (28,918) 
—  

$ 288,904 
127,169 

Translation adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrealized loss on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax of $24,683 . . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrecognized loss from pension and postretirement plans, 

net of tax of $117,012. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Stock repurchases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Net transactions related to spin off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

—  

—  

—  

—  

456  

(1,224) 

(944) 

—  

—  

—  

—  

2  

(12) 

(9) 

—  

—  

—  

31,002  

10,076  

(2,767) 

10,837  

—  

—  

(29,463) 

(38,818) 

(29,463)

(38,818)

—  

(184,270) 

(184,270)

—  

—  

(27,496) 

—  

(125,382)

31,002 

10,078 

(30,275)

10,828 

—  

—  

—  

—  

Balances at January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  93,520  

$ 935   $ 248,167  

$ 217,522  

$ (281,469) 

$ 185,155 

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Translation adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrealized gain on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax of $17,639. . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrecognized gain from pension and postretirement plans, 

net of tax of $1,835. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

1,877  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

19  

—  

—  

—  

—  

51,283  

—  

—  

—  

18,966  

28,580  

51,283 

18,966 

28,580 

—  

10,928  

10,928 

37,391  

2,397  

—  

—  

109,757 

37,391 

2,416 

—  

—  

Balances at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  95,397  

$ 954   $ 287,955  

$ 268,805  

$ (222,995) 

$ 334,719 

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Translation adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrealized gain on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of tax of $6,773. . . . . . . . . . .  

Net unrecognized loss from pension and postretirement plans, 

net of tax of $2,608. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Net transactions related to spin off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

810  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—  

8  

—  

—  

—  

—  

19,226  

3,317  

—  

(15,669) 

211,293  

—  

211,293 

—  

—  

3,661  

10,189  

3,661 

10,189 

—  

(4,070) 

(4,070)

—  

—  

—  

221,073 

19,226 

3,325 

(15,669)

—  

—  

—  

Balances at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  96,207  

$ 962   $ 294,829  

$ 480,098  

$ (213,215) 

$ 562,674 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

F-6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands) 

Operating activities:
Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Amortization of intangibles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Restructuring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Write-off on early extinguishment of debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Gain on repurchase of Floating Rate Senior Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Charges incurred for amendments of credit facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest rate hedge termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Amortization of debt issuance costs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Amortization of loss on interest rate hedge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Stock compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Deferred taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Changes in assets and liabilities:

  Accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Accrued liabilities and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Investing activities:

Purchases of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sales of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash used in investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Financing activities:
  Borrowings on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Incurrence of debt under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments of debt under 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments of debt under 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Issuance of 6.375% Senior Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Issuance of 8% Senior Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repurchase of Floating Rate Senior Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from stock options exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Stock repurchases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Transaction with Sara Lee Corporation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

January 1, 2011 

January 2, 2010 

January 3, 2009

Years Ended

 $ 

 211,293  

$ 

  51,283  

$  127,169 

74,103  
12,509  
—  
16,526  
—  
—  
—  
12,739  
17,774  
19,534  
15,794 
(3,432) 

(329) 
(231,845) 
11,597  
29,934  
(53,143) 

133,054  

(106,240) 
(222,878) 
45,642  
(519) 

(283,995) 

1,394,782  
(1,411,295) 
(23,833) 
2,228,500  
(2,280,000) 
—  
(750,000) 
—  
1,000,000  
—  
—  
207,290  
(217,290) 
5,938  
—  
—  

1,593  

155,685  

(16) 

4,728  
38,943  

84,312  
12,443  
8,207  
2,423  
(157) 
20,634  
26,029  
10,967  
—  
37,697  
(9,152) 
(10,252) 

(39,805) 
248,820  
22,210  
3,522  
(54,677) 

414,504  

(126,825) 
—  
37,965  
16  

(88,844) 

1,628,764  
(1,624,139) 
(74,976) 
2,034,026  
(1,982,526) 
750,000  
—  
(1,440,250) 
—  
500,000  
(2,788) 
183,451  
(326,068) 
1,179  
—  
—  

(847) 

(354,174) 

115  

(28,399) 
67,342  

103,126 
12,019 
5,133 
1,332 
(1,966)
— 
— 
6,032 
— 
31,449 
(1,445)
(1,616)

163,687 
(182,971)
(49,256)
34,046 
(69,342)

177,397 

(186,957)
(14,655)
25,008 
(644)

(177,248)

602,627 
(560,066)
(69)
791,000 
(791,000)
— 
— 
(125,000)
— 
— 
(4,354)
20,944 
(28,327)
2,191 
(30,275)
18,000 

(409)

(104,738)

(2,305)

(106,894)
174,236 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 

  43,671  

$ 

  38,943  

$  67,342 

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(1)  Background

  (d)  Sales Recognition and Incentives

Hanesbrands Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), 
is a consumer goods company with a portfolio of leading apparel 
brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, L’eggs, Just 
My Size, barely there, Wonderbra, Stedman, Outer Banks, Zorba, 
Rinbros, Duofold and Gear for Sports. The Company designs, 
manufactures, sources and sells a broad range of basic apparel 
such as T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, kids’ under-
wear, casualwear, activewear, socks and hosiery.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest 
to December 31. All references to “2010”, “2009” and “2008” 
relate to the 52 week fiscal years ended on January 1, 2011  
and January 2, 2010, and the 53 week fiscal year ended on  
January 3, 2009, respectively.

(2)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

  (a)  Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include 
the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. 
All intercompany balances and transactions have been elimi-
nated in consolidation. 

  (b)  Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in 
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles 
(“GAAP”) requires management to make use of estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and 
liabilities, certain financial statement disclosures at the date of 
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues 
and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may 
vary from these estimates.

The Company recognizes revenue when (i) there is persua-
sive evidence of an arrangement, (ii) the sales price is fixed or 
determinable, (iii) title and the risks of ownership have been 
transferred to the customer and (iv) collection of the receivable is 
reasonably assured, which occurs primarily upon shipment. The 
Company records a sales reduction for returns and allowances 
based upon historical return experience. The Company earns 
royalty revenues through license agreements with manufactur-
ers of other consumer products that incorporate certain of the 
Company’s brands. The Company accrues revenue earned under 
these contracts based upon reported sales from the licensee. 
The Company offers a variety of sales incentives to resellers 
and consumers of its products, and the policies regarding the 
recognition and display of these incentives within the Consoli-
dated Statements of Income are as follows:

Discounts, Coupons, and Rebates

The Company recognizes the cost of these incentives at the 

later of the date at which the related sale is recognized or the 
date at which the incentive is offered. The cost of these incen-
tives is estimated using a number of factors, including historical 
utilization and redemption rates. All cash incentives of this type 
are included in the determination of net sales. The Company 
includes incentives offered in the form of free products in the 
determination of cost of sales. 

Volume-Based Incentives

These incentives typically involve rebates or refunds of cash 

that are redeemable only if the reseller completes a specified 
number of sales transactions. Under these incentive programs, 
the Company estimates the anticipated rebate to be paid and 
allocates a portion of the estimated cost of the rebate to each 
underlying sales transaction with the customer. The Company 
includes these amounts in the determination of net sales. 

  (c)  Foreign Currency Translation

Cooperative Advertising

Foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities are 
translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates existing at the 
respective balance sheet dates. Translation adjustments resulting 
from fluctuations in exchange rates are recorded as a separate 
component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within 
stockholders’ equity. The Company translates the results of 
operations of its foreign operations at the average exchange 
rates during the respective periods. Gains and losses resulting 
from foreign currency transactions are included in the “Selling, 
general and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated 
Statements of Income.

Under these arrangements, the Company agrees to  
reimburse the reseller for a portion of the costs incurred by 
the reseller to advertise and promote certain of the Company’s 
products. The Company recognizes the cost of cooperative 
advertising programs in the period in which the advertising and 
promotional activity first takes place. 

Fixtures and Racks

Store fixtures and racks are periodically used by resellers to 
display Company products. The Company expenses the cost of 
these fixtures and racks in the period in which they are delivered 
to the resellers. The Company includes the costs of fixtures and 
racks incurred by resellers and charged back to the Company in 
the determination of net sales. Fixtures and racks purchased by 
the Company and provided to resellers are included in selling, 
general and administrative expenses.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

  (e)  Advertising Expense

  (k) 

Inventory Valuation

Advertising costs, which include the development and  
production of advertising materials and the communication of 
these materials through various forms of media, are expensed 
in the period the advertising first takes place. The Company 
recognized advertising expense in the “Selling, general and 
administrative expenses” caption in the Consolidated State-
ments of Income of $185,488, $166,467 and $187,034 in 2010, 
2009, and 2008, respectively.

  (f)  Shipping and Handling Costs

Revenue received for shipping and handling costs is included 

in net sales and was $22,054, $22,434, and $24,244 in 2010, 
2009 and 2008, respectively. Shipping costs, that comprise pay-
ments to third party shippers, and handling costs, which consist 
of warehousing costs in the Company’s various distribution facili-
ties, were $250,029, $222,169 and $238,340 in 2010, 2009 and 
2008, respectively. The Company recognizes shipping, handling 
and distribution costs in the “Selling, general and administrative 
expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income.

  (g)  Catalog Expenses

The Company incurs expenses for printing catalogs for 
products to aid in the Company’s sales efforts. The Company 
initially records these expenses as a prepaid item and charges it 
against selling, general and administrative expenses over time 
as the catalog is used. Expenses are recognized at a rate that 
approximates historical experience with regard to the timing and 
amount of sales attributable to a catalog distribution.

  (h)  Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred 

and are included in the “Selling, general and administrative 
expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. 
Research and development expense was $47,082, $46,305 and 
$46,460 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. 

  (i)  Cash and Cash Equivalents

All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three  
months or less at the time of purchase are considered to be 
cash equivalents. 

  (j)  Accounts Receivable Valuation

Accounts receivable are stated at their net realizable value. 
The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best 
estimate of probable losses inherent in the accounts receivable 
portfolio determined on the basis of historical experience, aging 
of trade receivables, specific allowances for known troubled 
accounts and other currently available information.

Inventories are stated at the estimated lower of cost or 
market. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out, or “FIFO,” 
method for inventories. Obsolete, damaged, and excess inven-
tory is carried at the net realizable value, which is determined by 
assessing historical recovery rates, current market conditions 
and future marketing and sales plans. Rebates, discounts and 
other cash consideration received from a vendor related to 
inventory purchases are reflected as reductions in the cost of 
the related inventory item, and are therefore reflected in cost of 
sales when the related inventory item is sold. 

  (l)  Property

Property is stated at historical cost and depreciation  
expense is computed using the straight-line method over the 
estimated useful lives of the assets. Machinery and equipment 
is depreciated over periods ranging from three to 25 years 
and buildings and building improvements over periods of up 
to 40 years. A change in the depreciable life is treated as a 
change in accounting estimate and the accelerated depreciation 
is accounted for in the period of change and future periods. 
Additions and improvements that substantially extend the useful 
life of a particular asset and interest costs incurred during the 
construction period of major properties are capitalized. Repairs 
and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Upon sale 
or disposition of an asset, the cost and related accumulated 
depreciation are removed from the accounts. 

Property is tested for recoverability whenever events or 
changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying value may not 
be recoverable. Such events include significant adverse changes 
in the business climate, several periods of operating or cash flow 
losses, forecasted continuing losses or a current expectation 
that an asset or an asset group will be disposed of before the 
end of its useful life. Recoverability of property is evaluated by 
a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or asset group 
to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated 
by the asset or asset group. If these comparisons indicate that 
an asset is not recoverable, the impairment loss recognized is 
the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds 
the estimated fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized 
for assets to be held and used, the adjusted carrying amount 
of those assets is depreciated over its remaining useful life. 
Restoration of a previously recognized impairment loss is not 
permitted under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 (m) 

 Trademarks and Other Identifiable  
Intangible Assets

The primary identifiable intangible assets of the Company 
are trademarks, license agreements, customer and distributor 
relationships and computer software all of which have finite lives 
that are subject to amortization. The estimated useful life of a 
finite-lived intangible asset is based upon a number of factors,  
including the effects of demand, competition, expected changes 
in distribution channels and the level of maintenance expendi-
tures required to obtain future cash flows. Finite-lived trademarks 
are being amortized over periods ranging from nine to 30 years, 
license agreements are being amortized over periods ranging 
from six to 15 years, customer and distributor relationships are 
being amortized over periods ranging from three to 10 years and 
computer software is being amortized over periods ranging from 
three to seven years. Identifiable intangible assets that are sub-
ject to amortization are evaluated for impairment using a process 
similar to that used in evaluating elements of property. 

The Company capitalizes internal software development 
costs, which include the actual costs to purchase software from 
vendors and generally include personnel and related costs for 
employees who were directly associated with the enhancement 
and implementation of purchased computer software. Additions 
to computer software are included in purchases of property and 
equipment in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

  (n)  Goodwill

Goodwill is the amount by which the purchase price exceeds 

the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a 
business combination. When a business combination is com-
pleted, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are assigned 
to the reporting unit or units of the Company given responsibility 
for managing, controlling and generating returns on these assets 
and liabilities. In many instances, all of the acquired assets and 
assumed liabilities are assigned to a single reporting unit and in 
these cases all of the goodwill is assigned to the same reporting 
unit. In those situations in which the acquired assets and liabili-
ties are allocated to more than one reporting unit, the goodwill 
to be assigned to each reporting unit is determined in a manner 
similar to how the amount of goodwill recognized in a business 
combination is determined.

Goodwill is not amortized; however, it is assessed for 

impairment at least annually and as triggering events occur. The 
Company’s annual measurement date is the first day of the third 
fiscal quarter. The first step involves comparing the fair value 
of a reporting unit to its carrying value. If the carrying value of 
the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the 
process involves comparing the implied fair value to the carrying 
value of the goodwill of that reporting unit. If the carrying value 
of the goodwill of a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value 
of that goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount 
equal to such excess.

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In evaluating the recoverability of goodwill, it is necessary 

to estimate the fair values of the reporting units. In making this 
assessment, management relies on a number of factors to dis-
count anticipated future cash flows including operating results, 
business plans and present value techniques. Rates used to 
discount cash flows are dependent upon interest rates and the 
cost of capital at a point in time. There are inherent uncertainties 
related to these factors and management’s judgment in applying 
them to the analysis of goodwill impairment.

  (o)  Stock-Based Compensation

The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Omnibus 
Incentive Plan of 2006, (the “Hanesbrands OIP”) to award stock 
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted 
stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares and cash 
to its employees, non-employee directors and employees of 
its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company and 
incent performance and retention of employees. The Company 
recognizes the cost of employee services received in exchange 
for awards of equity instruments based upon the grant date fair 
value of those awards. 

  (p) 

Income Taxes

Deferred taxes are recognized for the future tax effects of 

temporary differences between financial and income tax report-
ing using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences 
are expected to reverse. Given continuing losses in certain 
jurisdictions in which the Company operates on a separate 
return basis, a valuation allowance has been established for the 
deferred tax assets in these specific locations. The Company 
periodically estimates the probable tax obligations using histori-
cal experience in tax jurisdictions and informed judgment. There 
are inherent uncertainties related to the interpretation of tax 
regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company transacts 
business. The judgments and estimates made at a point in time 
may change based on the outcome of tax audits, as well as 
changes to, or further interpretations of, regulations. Income 
tax expense is adjusted in the period in which these events 
occur, and these adjustments are included in the Company’s 
Consolidated Statements of Income. If such changes take place, 
there is a risk that the Company’s effective tax rate may increase 
or decrease in any period. A company must recognize the tax 
benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than 
not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the 
taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. 
The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from 
such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that 
has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon 
ultimate resolution. 

 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

  (q)  Financial Instruments

The Company uses financial instruments, including forward 
exchange, option and swap contracts, to manage its exposures 
to movements in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and  
commodity prices. The use of these financial instruments  
modifies the exposure to these risks with the intent to reduce 
the risk or cost to the Company. The Company does not use 
derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party to leveraged 
derivative contracts.

The Company formally documents its hedge relationships, 
including identifying the hedging instruments and the hedged 
items, as well as its risk management objectives and strategies 
for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process includes 
linking derivatives that are designated as hedges of specific 
assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted transactions. 
The Company also formally assesses, both at inception and at 
least quarterly thereafter, whether the derivatives that are used 
in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes 
in either the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. If it 
is determined that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective 
hedge, or if the anticipated transaction is no longer likely to 
occur, the Company discontinues hedge accounting, and any 
deferred gains or losses are recorded in the “Selling, general  
and administrative expenses” line of the Consolidated State-
ments of Income.

Derivatives are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets 

at fair value in other assets and other liabilities. The fair value is 
based upon either market quotes for actively traded instruments 
or independent bids for nonexchange traded instruments.

On the date the derivative is entered into, the Company 
designates the type of derivative as a fair value hedge, cash flow 
hedge, net investment hedge or a mark to market hedge, and 
accounts for the derivative in accordance with its designation.

Mark to Market Hedge

A derivative used as a hedging instrument whose change 

in fair value is recognized to act as an economic hedge against 
changes in the values of the hedged item is designated a mark 
to market hedge. For derivatives designated as mark to market 
hedges, changes in fair value are reported in earnings in the 
“Selling, general and administrative expenses” line of the  
Consolidated Statements of Income. Forward exchange 
contracts are recorded as mark to market hedges when the 
hedged item is a recorded asset or liability that is revalued in 
each accounting period.

Cash Flow Hedge

A hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of 

cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset 
or liability is designated as a cash flow hedge. The effective 
portion of the change in the fair value of a derivative that is des-
ignated as a cash flow hedge is recorded in the “Accumulated 

other comprehensive loss” line of the Consolidated Balance 
Sheets. When the hedged item affects the income statement, 
the gain or loss included in accumulated other comprehensive 
income (loss) is reported on the same line in the Consolidated 
Statements of Income as the hedged item. In addition, both the 
fair value of changes excluded from the Company’s effectiveness 
assessments and the ineffective portion of the changes in the 
fair value of derivatives used as cash flow hedges are reported 
in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line in the 
Consolidated Statements of Income. 

  (r)  Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board 
(“FASB”) issued new accounting rules for transfers of financial 
assets. The new rules require greater transparency and additional 
disclosures for transfers of financial assets and the entity’s con-
tinuing involvement with them and changes the requirements for 
derecognizing financial assets. The new accounting rules were 
effective for financial asset transfers occurring in 2010. The adop-
tion of these new rules had no impact on the financial condition, 
results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

Consolidation — Variable Interest Entities 

In June 2009, the FASB issued new accounting rules related 
to the accounting and disclosure requirements for the consolida-
tion of variable interest entities. The new accounting rules were 
effective for the Company in 2010. The adoption of these new 
rules had no material impact on the financial condition, results of 
operations or cash flows of the Company.

Fair Value Disclosures

In January 2010, the FASB issued new accounting rules 

related to the disclosure requirements for fair value measure-
ments. The new accounting rules require new disclosures 
regarding significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair 
value hierarchy and the activity within Level 3 of the fair value 
hierarchy. The new accounting rules also clarify existing disclo-
sures regarding the level of disaggregation of assets or liabilities 
and the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair 
value. The new accounting rules were effective for the Company 
in the first quarter of 2010, except for the disclosures about 
purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward 
of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosures 
are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, 
and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of 
the disclosures effective for the Company’s first quarter of 2010 
did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condi-
tion, results of operations or cash flows but resulted in certain 
additional disclosures reflected in Note 14.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(3)  Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) was computed by divid-
ing net income by the number of weighted average shares of 
common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS was 
calculated to give effect to all potentially dilutive shares of com-
mon stock using the treasury stock method. The reconciliation of 
basic to diluted weighted average shares outstanding for 2010, 
2009, and 2008 is as follows:

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Basic weighted average  

shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

96,500  

95,158  

94,171 

Effect of potentially dilutive securities:
  Stock options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Restricted stock units   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Employee stock purchase plan  
  and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Diluted weighted average  

783  
489  

2  

—  
510  

—  

100 
882 

11 

shares outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

97,774  

95,668  

95,164 

Options to purchase 827, 6,273, and 3,735 shares of  
common stock and 250, 234, and 0 restricted stock units  
were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation 
because their effect would be anti-dilutive for 2010, 2009, and 
2008, respectively.

(4)  Stock-Based Compensation

The Company established the Hanesbrands OIP to award 

stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, 
restricted stock units, deferred stock units, performance shares 
and cash to its employees, non-employee directors and employ-
ees of its subsidiaries to promote the interests of the Company 
and incent performance and retention of employees.

Stock Options

The exercise price of each stock option equals the closing 
market price of Hanesbrands’ stock on the date of grant. Options 
granted to date generally vest ratably over two to three years, 
although stock options granted to employees after December 1, 
2010 will generally not fully vest over a period of less than three 
years, and can generally be exercised over a term of 10 years. 
The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of 
grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The following 
table illustrates the assumptions for the Black-Scholes option-
pricing model used in determining the fair value of options 
granted during 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively.

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Dividend yield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Risk-free interest rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Volatility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Expected term (years). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 —% 
 1.64-1.90% 
 50-54% 
 5.3-6.0 

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—% 

—%
2.49%  1.68-2.64%
28-37%
3.8-6.0 

48% 
6.0  

The dividend yield assumption is based on the Company’s 

current intent not to pay dividends. The Company uses a  
combination of the volatility of the Company and the volatility of 
peer companies for a period of time that is comparable to the  
expected life of the option to determine volatility assumptions 
due to the limited trading history of the Company’s common 
stock. The Company utilizes the simplified method outlined in 
SEC accounting rules to estimate expected lives for options 
granted. The simplified method is used for valuing stock option 
grants by eligible public companies that do not have sufficient 
historical exercise patterns on options granted to employees.
A summary of the changes in stock options outstanding 
to the Company’s employees under the Hanesbrands OIP is 
presented below:

  Weighted- 
Average 
Exercise 
Price 

Shares 

Aggregate 

  Weighted- 
Average 
Remaining 
Intrinsic  Contractual 
Value  Term (Years)

Options outstanding at  
  December 29, 2007  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3,645  
  Granted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2,624  
(98) 
  Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
(142) 
  Forfeited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 23.41  
19.81 
 22.50 
23.35 

$ 16,369  

5.44 

Options outstanding at  

January 3, 2009  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,029  
466  
  Granted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (66) 
  Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (142) 
  Forfeited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Options outstanding at  

$ 21.86   $ 

  — 

5.99 

24.33 
17.71 
21.32 

January 2, 2010  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,287  
221  
  Granted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (289) 
  Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (1) 
  Forfeited  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 22.10  
27.16 
20.51 
22.37 

$ 15,770  

7.77 

Options outstanding at  

January 1, 2011  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6,218  

$ 22.35  

$ 19,914  

6.90 

Options exercisable at  

January 1, 2011  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 4,824  

$ 22.46  

$ 14,741  

6.52 

During 2008, after consultation with its compensation 
consultants, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s 
Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) determined 
to make decisions regarding 2009 compensation for executive 
officers at its meeting in December 2008, so that such decisions 
could be made prior to the January 1, 2009 effective date for 
any changes in total compensation opportunities rather than 
retroactively, and to approve equity grants simultaneously with 
those decisions. Regarding 2008 compensation, the Compensa-
tion Committee made decisions and approved equity grants 
at its meeting in January 2008. Therefore, two equity awards, 
including awards of stock options, were made to executive 
officers and other employees during 2008. 

There were 2,133, 2,981 and 968 options that vested during 

2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The total intrinsic value of 
options that were exercised during 2010, 2009 and 2008 was 
$1,923, $465 and $1,057, respectively. The weighted average fair 
value of individual options granted during 2010, 2009 and 2008 
was $13.32, $11.80 and $6.29, respectively.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Cash received from option exercises under all share-based 

payment arrangements for 2010, 2009 and 2008 was $5,938, 
$1,179 and $2,191, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized 
for the tax deductions from option exercise of the share-based 
payment arrangements totaled $1,705, $465 and $806 for 2010, 
2009 and 2008, respectively.

Stock Unit Awards

Restricted stock units (RSUs) of Hanesbrands’ stock are 
granted to certain Company employees and non-employee direc-
tors to incent performance and retention over periods ranging 
from one to three years, although RSUs granted to employees 
after December 1, 2010 will generally not fully vest over a period 
of less than three years. Upon vesting, the RSUs are converted 
into shares of the Company’s common stock on a one-for-one 
basis and issued to the grantees. Some RSUs which have been 
granted under the Hanesbrands OIP vest upon continued future 
service to the Company, while others also have a performance 
based vesting feature. The cost of these awards is determined 
using the fair value of the shares on the date of grant, and com-
pensation expense is recognized over the period during which 
the grantees provide the requisite service to the Company. A 
summary of the changes in the restricted stock unit awards 
outstanding under the Hanesbrands OIP is presented below:

  Weighted- 

Average  Aggregate 

  Weighted- 
Average 
Remaining 
Intrinsic  Contractual 
Value  Term (Years)

  Grant Date 
Fair Value 

Shares 

Nonvested share units outstanding at  
  December 29, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Granted — non-performance based . . .  
    Vested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Nonvested share units outstanding at  
  January 3, 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Granted — non-performance based . . .  
    Vested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Nonvested share units outstanding at  
  January 2, 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Granted — non-performance based . . .  
    Granted — performance based. . . . . . .  
    Vested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
    Forfeited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Nonvested share units outstanding at  
  January 1, 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

1,578  
1,512  
(583) 
(105) 

2,402  
408  
(1,193) 
(91) 

1,526  
391  
143  
(721) 
(9) 

$ 23.47   $ 43,922  

1.89 

18.19 
23.28 
23.69 

$ 20.19   $ 31,652  

1.89 

24.29 
20.84 
19.57 

$ 20.82   $ 36,796  

1.76 

27.02 
27.16 
21.28 
19.21 

1,330  

$ 23.08   $ 33,794  

1.73 

During 2008, after consultation with its compensation 

consultants, the Compensation Committee determined to make 
decisions regarding 2009 compensation for executive officers at 
its meeting in December 2008, so that such decisions could be 
made prior to the January 1, 2009 effective date for any changes 
in total compensation opportunities rather than retroactively, and 
to approve equity grants simultaneously with those decisions. 

Regarding 2008 compensation, the Compensation Committee 
made decisions and approved equity grants at its meeting in 
January 2008. Therefore, two equity awards, including awards of 
restricted stock units, were made to executive officers and other 
employees during 2008. 

The total fair value of shares vested during 2010, 2009 and 
2008 was $15,346, $24,871 and $13,560, respectively. Certain 
participants elected to defer receipt of shares earned upon 
vesting. As of January 1, 2011, a total of 203 shares of common 
stock are issuable in future years for such deferrals.

For all share-based payments under the Hanesbrands OIP, 
during 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized total com-
pensation expense of $19,226, $37,391 and $31,002 and rec-
ognized a deferred tax benefit of $7,435, $14,464 and $11,585, 
respectively. During 2009, the Company incurred $1,814 related 
to amending the terms of all outstanding stock options granted 
under the Hanesbrands OIP that had an original term of five or 
seven years to the tenth anniversary of the original grant date.
At January 1, 2011, there was $10,135 of total unrecog-
nized compensation cost related to non-vested stock-based 
compensation arrangements, of which $7,276, $2,237 and 
$622 is expected to be recognized in 2011, 2012 and 2013, 
respectively. The Company satisfies the requirement for com-
mon shares for share-based payments to employees pursuant 
to the Hanesbrands OIP by issuing newly authorized shares. The 
Hanesbrands OIP authorized 13,105 shares for awards of stock 
options and restricted stock units, of which 1,945 were available 
for future grants as of January 1, 2011.

In 2010, in addition to granting RSUs that vest solely upon 

continued future service to the Company, the Company also 
granted 143 performance-based restricted stock units with a 
performance feature that has a target range of 0% to 200% 
based upon meeting certain performance thresholds. These 
performance stock awards, which are included in the table 
above, represent unearned awards that are earned based on 
future performance and service.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company established the Hanesbrands Inc. Employee 

Stock Purchase Plan of 2006 (the “ESPP”), which is qualified 
under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. An aggregate 
of up to 2,442 shares of Hanesbrands common stock may be 
purchased by eligible employees pursuant to the ESPP. The 
purchase price for shares under the ESPP is equal to 85% of 
the stock’s fair market value on the purchase date. During 2010, 
2009 and 2008, 79, 156 and 129 shares, respectively, were 
purchased under the ESPP by eligible employees. The Company 
had 2,000 shares of common stock available for issuance under 
the ESPP as of January 1, 2011. The Company recognized $308, 
$306 and $447 of stock compensation expense under the ESPP 
during 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(5)   Trade Accounts Receivable 

(7)  Property, Net

Allowances for Trade Accounts Receivable

Property is summarized as follows: 

The changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful  
accounts and allowance for chargebacks and other deductions 
are as follows:

Balance at December 29, 2007 . . . . . . . . .  
  Charged to expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Deductions and write-offs  . . . . . . . . . .  

Allowance 
for 
Doubtful 
Accounts 

$   9,328  
8,074  
(4,847) 

Allowance for 
Chargebacks 
and Other 
Deductions 

Total

$   22,314  
5,366  
 (18,338) 

$  31,642 
13,440 
(23,185)

Balance at January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . .  

12,555  

9,342  

21,897 

  Charged to expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Deductions and write-offs  . . . . . . . . . .  

3,647  
(700) 

5,724  
(4,792) 

9,371 
(5,492)

Balance at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . .  

15,502  

10,274  

25,776 

  Charged to expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Deductions and write-offs  . . . . . . . . . .  

(1,116) 
(3,270) 

3,715  
(5,913) 

2,599 
(9,183)

Balance at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 11,116  

$   8,076  

$  19,192 

Charges to the allowance for doubtful accounts are reflected 

in the “Selling, general and administrative expenses” line and 
charges to the allowance for customer chargebacks and other 
customer deductions are primarily reflected as a reduction in 
the “Net sales” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. 
Deductions and write-offs, which do not increase or decrease 
income, represent write-offs of previously reserved accounts 
receivable and allowed customer chargebacks and deductions 
against gross accounts receivable.

Sales of Accounts Receivable

The Company has entered into agreements to sell selected 
trade accounts receivable to financial institutions. After the sale, 
the Company does not retain any interests in the receivables and 
the applicable financial institution services and collects these 
accounts receivable directly from the customer. Net proceeds 
of these accounts receivable sale programs are recognized in 
the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as part of operating 
cash flows. The Company recognized funding fees of $3,464 
and $163 in 2010 and 2009, respectively, for sales of accounts 
receivable to financial institutions in the “Other expenses” line in 
the Consolidated Statements of Income.

(6) 

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

Raw materials  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Work in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Finished goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

January 1, 
2011 

$  155,744  
 109,304  
1,057,671  

$ 1,322,719  

January 2, 
2010 

$  106,138 
100,686 
842,380 

$ 1,049,204 

January 1, 
2011 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 

Land 
Buildings and improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
Machinery and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Construction in progress  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Capital leases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  26,122  
467,378  
868,995  
31,904  
6,988  

Less accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

1,401,387  
770,133  

$ 

January 2, 
2010 

  28,544 
478,148 
895,336 
28,973 
4,018 

1,435,019 
832,193 

Property, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $  631,254  

$  602,826 

(8)  Notes Payable

The Company had the following short-term obligations at 

January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010:

Short-term revolving facility in El Salvador  . . .  
Short-term revolving facility in China  . . . . . . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in Vietnam . . . . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in Japan . . . . . . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in India . . . . . . . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in Brazil  . . . . . . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in Luxembourg . . . 
Short-term revolving facility in Thailand . . . . . . 

Interest 
Rate as of 
January 1, 
2011 

4.20% 
7.65% 
5.05% 
4.61% 
12.80% 
13.56% 

Principal Amount

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

$ 29,700  
12,941  
3,371  
2,459  
1,846  
361  
—  
—  

$ 30,000 
7,397 
— 
— 
— 
— 
25,000 
4,284 

$ 50,678  

$ 66,681 

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrange-
ment with a Salvadoran branch of a Canadian bank amounting to 
$30,000 of which $29,700 was outstanding at January 1, 2011 
which accrues interest at 4.20%. 

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrangement 
with a Chinese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to RMB 155 mil-
lion ($23,460) of which $12,941 was outstanding at January 1, 
2011 which accrues interest at 7.65%. Borrowings under the facil-
ity accrue interest at the prevailing base lending rates published 
by the People’s Bank of China from time to time plus 50%. 

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrangement 

with a Vietnamese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to $14,000 
of which $3,371 was outstanding at January 1, 2011 which 
accrues interest at 5.05%. 

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrange-

ment with a Japanese branch of a U.S. bank amounting to 
JPY 800 million ($9,812) of which $2,459 was outstanding at 
January 1, 2011 which accrues interest at 4.61%. 

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrangement 

with an Indian branch of a U.S. bank amounting to INR 100 mil-
lion ($2,224) of which $1,846 was outstanding at January 1, 2011 
which accrues interest at 12.80%. 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The Company has a short-term revolving facility arrangement 

2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility 

with a Brazilian bank amounting to BRL 2 million ($1,205) of 
which $361 was outstanding at January 1, 2011 which accrues 
interest at 13.56%. 

In addition, the Company has short-term revolving credit 
facilities in various other locations that can be drawn on from 
time to time amounting to $4,646 of which $0 was outstanding 
at January 1, 2011.

As of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, the Company had 
total borrowing availability of $34,669 and $34,935, respectively, 
under these international loan facilities.

The Company was in compliance with the financial cov-
enants contained in each of these facilities at January 1, 2011.

Total interest paid on notes payable was $2,267, $3,974 and 

$2,208 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

(9)  Debt

The Company had the following debt at January 1, 2011 and 

January 2, 2010:

Interest 
Rate as of 
January 1, 
2011 

Principal Amount

January 1,   
2011   

January 2, 
2010 

Maturity Date

2009 Senior Secured  
  Credit Facility:

Term Loan Facility  . .  

$ 

  —   $  750,000 

  Revolving Loan  

Facility . . . . . . . . .  
6.375% Senior Notes. . . . .  
8% Senior Notes . . . . . . . .  
Floating Rate Senior  
  Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Accounts Receivable  
  Securitization Facility . .  

Less current maturities  . . .  

6.75% 
6.38% 
8.00% 

—  
1,000,000  
500,000  

51,500  
—  
500,000  

December 2013
December 2020
December 2016

3.83% 

490,735  

490,735  

December 2014

2.81% 

90,000  

100,000   March 2011

2,080,735   1,892,235 
164,688 

90,000  

$ 1,990,735   $ 1,727,547 

The Company’s primary financing arrangements are the  
senior secured credit facility that it entered into in 2006 (the 
“2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility”) and amended and 
restated in December 2009 to provide for a new senior secured 
credit facility (the “2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility”), 
$500,000 in aggregate principle amount of floating rate senior 
notes (the “Floating Rate Senior Notes”) issued in December 
2006, $500,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.000% senior 
notes (the “8% Senior Notes”) issued in December 2009, 
$1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior 
notes (the “6.375% Senior Notes”) issued in November 2010 
and the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. The outstand-
ing balances at January 1, 2011 are reported in the “Long-term 
debt” and “Current portion of debt” lines of the Consolidated 
Balance Sheets.

Total cash paid for interest related to debt in 2010, 2009 and 

2008 was $116,492, $161,854 and $150,898, respectively.

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility initially provides for 
aggregate borrowings of $1,150,000, consisting of a $750,000 
term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $400,000  
revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Loan Facility”). The 
proceeds of the Term Loan Facility were used to refinance all 
amounts outstanding under the Term A loan facility (in an initial 
principal amount of $250,000) and Term B loan facility (in an 
initial principal amount of $1,400,000) under the 2006 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility and to repay all amounts outstanding 
under the second lien credit facility that the Company entered 
into in 2006 (the “Second Lien Credit Facility”). Proceeds of the 
Revolving Loan Facility were used to pay fees and expenses in 
connection with these transactions, and are used for general 
corporate purposes and working capital needs. 

A portion of the Revolving Loan Facility is available for 
the issuances of letters of credit and the making of swingline 
loans, and any such issuance of letters of credit or making of 
a swingline loan will reduce the amount available under the 
Revolving Loan Facility. At the Company’s option, it may add 
one or more term loan facilities or increase the commitments 
under the Revolving Loan Facility in an aggregate amount of up 
to $300,000 so long as certain conditions are satisfied, including, 
among others, that no default or event of default is in existence 
and that the Company is in pro forma compliance with the finan-
cial covenants described below. In order to support its working 
capital needs and fund the acquisition of GearCo, Inc., known as 
Gear for Sports, in September 2010, the Company increased the 
commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility from $400,000 
to $600,000. In November 2010, the Company used proceeds 
from the issuance of the 6.375% Senior Notes to repay all out-
standing borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and to reduce 
the outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility. As 
of January 1, 2011, the Company had $0 outstanding under the 
Revolving Loan Facility, $12,305 of standby and trade letters of 
credit issued and outstanding under this facility and $587,695 of 
borrowing availability. At January 1, 2011, the interest rate on the 
Revolving Loan Facility was 6.75%.

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility is guaranteed by 
substantially all of the Company’s existing and future direct and 
indirect U.S. subsidiaries, with certain customary or agreed-upon 
exceptions for certain subsidiaries. The Company and each of the 
guarantors under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility have 
granted the lenders under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facil-
ity a valid and perfected first priority (subject to certain custom-
ary exceptions) lien and security interest in the following:

n  the equity interests of substantially all of the Company’s 

direct and indirect U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the voting 
securities of certain first tier foreign subsidiaries; and

n  substantially all present and future property and assets, real 
and personal, tangible and intangible, of the Company and 
each guarantor, except for certain enumerated interests, and 
all proceeds and products of such property and assets.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The Revolving Loan Facility matures on December 10, 2013. 
All borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility must be repaid 
in full upon maturity. Outstanding borrowings under the 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility are prepayable without penalty. 

At the Company’s option, borrowings under the 2009 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility may be maintained from time to time as 
(a) Base Rate loans, which shall bear interest at the highest of (i) 
1/2 of 1% in excess of the federal funds rate, (ii) the rate publicly 
announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its “prime rate” at its 
principal office in New York City, in effect from time to time and 
(iii) the LIBO Rate (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and adjusted for maximum reserves) for LIBOR-based 
loans with a one-month interest period plus 1.0%, in effect from 
time to time, in each case plus the applicable margin, or (b) 
LIBOR-based loans, which shall bear interest at the higher of (i) 
LIBO Rate (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility 
and adjusted for maximum reserves), as determined by refer-
ence to the rate for deposits in dollars appearing on the Reuters 
Screen LIBOR01 Page for the respective interest period or other 
commercially available source designated by the administrative 
agent, and (ii) 2.00%, plus the applicable margin in effect from 
time to time. The applicable margin is determined by reference 
to a leverage-based pricing grid set forth in the 2009 Senior 
Secured Credit Facility. The applicable margin ranges from a 
maximum of 4.75% in the case of LIBOR-based loans and 
3.75% in the case of Base Rate loans if the Company’s leverage 
ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1, and will step down 
in 0.25% increments to a minimum of 4.00% in the case of 
LIBOR-based loans and 3.00% in the case of Base Rate loans  
if the Company’s leverage ratio is less than 2.50 to 1. 

The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Compa-
ny to comply with customary affirmative, negative and financial 
covenants. The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires that 
the Company maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio and a 
maximum total debt to EBITDA (earnings before income taxes, 
depreciation expense and amortization, as computed pursuant 
to the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility), or leverage ratio. 
The interest coverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio of 
the Company’s EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters to 
its consolidated total interest expense for such period shall not 
be less than a specified ratio for each fiscal quarter beginning 
with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009. This ratio was 2.50 to 1 
for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 and increases over time 
until it reaches 3.25 to 1 for the third fiscal quarter of 2011 and 
thereafter. The leverage ratio covenant requires that the ratio 
of the Company’s total debt to EBITDA for the preceding four 
fiscal quarters will not be more than a specified ratio for each 
fiscal quarter beginning with the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009. 
This ratio was 4.50 to 1 for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 and 
declines over time until it reaches 3.75 to 1 for the second fiscal 
quarter of 2011 and thereafter. The method of calculating all of 
the components used in the covenants is included in the 2009 
Senior Secured Credit Facility. 

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The 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility contains custom-
ary events of default, including nonpayment of principal when 
due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other amounts after 
stated grace period; material inaccuracy of representations and 
warranties; violations of covenants; certain bankruptcies and 
liquidations; any cross-default to material indebtedness; certain 
material judgments; certain events related to the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), 
actual or asserted invalidity of any guarantee, security document 
or subordination provision or non-perfection of security interest, 
and a change in control (as defined in the 2009 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility). As of January 1, 2011, the Company was in 
compliance with all financial covenants.

6.375% Senior Notes

On November 9, 2010, the Company issued $1,000,000 
aggregate principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes. The 
6.375% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations that  
rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing 
and future unsubordinated indebtedness. The 6.375% Senior 
Notes bear interest at an annual rate equal to 6.375%. Interest 
is payable on the 6.375% Senior Notes on June 15 and  
December 15 of each year. The 6.375% Senior Notes will  
mature on December 15, 2020. The net proceeds from the  
sale of the 6.375% Senior Notes were approximately $979,000. 
As noted above, these proceeds were used to repay all out-
standing borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and reduce 
the outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Loan Facility 
and to pay fees and expenses relating to these transactions. The 
6.375% Senior Notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the 
Company’s domestic subsidiaries.

The Company may redeem some or all of the notes prior to 
December 15, 2015 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the 
principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes redeemed plus an 
applicable premium. The Company may redeem some or all of 
the 6.375% Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 
2015 at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 
6.375% Senior Notes plus a premium of 3.188% if redeemed 
during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 
2015, 2.125% if redeemed during the 12-month period com-
mencing on December 15, 2016, 1.062% if redeemed during 
the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 2017 and 
no premium if redeemed after December 15, 2018, as well as 
any accrued and unpaid interest as of the redemption date. In 
addition, at any time prior to December 15, 2013, the Company 
may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 
6.375% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 106.375% of the 
principal amount of the 6.375% Senior Notes redeemed with 
the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

The indenture governing the 6.375% Senior Notes contains 

customary events of default which include (subject in certain 
cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, non-
payment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in 
such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure 
to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be 
enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

8% Senior Notes

On December 10, 2009, the Company issued $500,000  
aggregate principal amount of the 8% Senior Notes. The 8% 
Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations that rank equal in 
right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future un-
subordinated indebtedness. The 8% Senior Notes bear interest 
at an annual rate equal to 8%. Interest is payable on the  
8% Senior Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 
8% Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2016. The net pro-
ceeds from the sale of the 8% Senior Notes were approximately 
$480,000. As noted above, these proceeds, together with the 
proceeds from borrowings under the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility, were used to refinance borrowings under the 2006 
Senior Secured Credit Facility, to repay all borrowings under the 
Second Lien Credit Facility and to pay fees and expenses relating 
to these transactions. The 8% Senior Notes are guaranteed by 
substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries. 

The Company may redeem some or all of the notes prior  

to December 15, 2013 at a redemption price equal to 100%  
of the principal amount of 8% Senior Notes redeemed plus an 
applicable premium. The Company may redeem some or all of 
the 8% Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 2013 
at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 8% 
Senior Notes plus a premium of 4% if redeemed during the 
12-month period commencing on December 15, 2013, 2% if  
redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on  
December 15, 2014 and no premium if redeemed after Decem-
ber 15, 2015, as well as any accrued and unpaid interest as of 
the redemption date. In addition, at any time prior to December 
15, 2012, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate 
principal amount of the 8% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 
108% of the principal amount of the 8% Senior Notes redeemed 
with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings.

The indenture governing the 8% Senior Notes contains 
customary events of default which include (subject in certain 
cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, non-
payment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in 
such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebtedness; failure 
to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain guarantees to be 
enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. 

Floating Rate Senior Notes

On December 14, 2006, the Company issued $500,000 
aggregate principal amount of the Floating Rate Senior Notes. 
The Floating Rate Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations 
that rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s 
existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness. The Floating 
Rate Senior Notes bear interest at an annual rate, reset semi-
annually, equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, 
plus 3.375%. Interest is payable on the Floating Rate Senior 
Notes on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The Floating 
Rate Senior Notes will mature on December 15, 2014. The net 
proceeds from the sale of the Floating Rate Senior Notes were 

approximately $492,000. These proceeds, together with working 
capital, were used to repay in full the $500,000 outstanding 
under the Bridge Loan Facility. The Floating Rate Senior Notes 
are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s domestic 
subsidiaries. The Company may redeem some or all of the 
Floating Rate Senior Notes at any time on or after December 15, 
2008 at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 
Floating Rate Senior Notes plus a premium of 2% if redeemed 
during the 12-month period commencing on December 15, 
2008, 1% if redeemed during the 12-month period commenc-
ing on December 15, 2009 and no premium if redeemed after 
December 15, 2010, as well as any accrued and unpaid interest 
as of the redemption date.

The indenture governing the Floating Rate Senior Notes 
contains customary events of default which include (subject 
in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among 
others, nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other 
agreements in such indenture; failure to pay certain other indebt-
edness; failure to pay certain final judgments; failure of certain 
guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy 
or insolvency. 

The Company repurchased $2,945 of the Floating Rate 
Senior Notes for $2,788 resulting in a gain of $157 in 2009. The 
Company repurchased $6,320 of the Floating Rate Senior Notes 
for $4,354 resulting in a gain of $1,966 in 2008.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 

On November 27, 2007, the Company entered into the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, which the Company 
subsequently amended several times. The description of the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility below gives effect to 
all amendments to date. The Accounts Receivable Securitization 
Facility initially provided for up to $250,000 in funding accounted 
for as a secured borrowing, limited to the availability of eligible 
receivables, and is secured by certain domestic trade receiv-
ables. Effective February 2010, the Company elected to reduce 
the amount of funding available under the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility from $250,000 to $150,000. Under the 
terms of the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, the 
Company and certain of its subsidiaries sell, on a revolving 
basis, certain domestic trade receivables to HBI Receivables 
LLC (“Receivables LLC”), a wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote 
subsidiary that in turn uses the trade receivables to secure 
the borrowings, which are funded through conduits that issue 
commercial paper in the short-term market and are not affiliated 
with the Company or through committed bank purchasers if the 
conduits fail to fund. The assets and liabilities of Receivables 
LLC are fully reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and 
the securitization is treated as a secured borrowing for account-
ing purposes. The borrowings under the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility remain outstanding throughout the term 
of the agreement subject to the Company maintaining sufficient 
eligible receivables, by continuing to sell trade receivables to 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Receivables LLC, unless an event of default occurs. Unless the 
term is extended, the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility 
will terminate on March 31, 2011. 

Availability of funding under the Accounts Receivable  
Securitization Facility depends primarily upon the eligible 
outstanding receivables balance. As of January 1, 2011, the 
Company had $90,000 outstanding under the Accounts 
Receivable Securitization Facility. The outstanding balance under 
the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility is reported on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheet in the line “Current portion of debt.” 
Unless the conduits fail to fund, the yield on the commercial 
paper, which is the conduits’ cost to issue the commercial paper 
plus certain dealer fees, is considered a financing cost and is 
included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of 
Income. If the conduits fail to fund, the Accounts Receivable 
Securitization Facility would be funded through committed bank 
purchasers, and the interest rate payable at the Company’s 
option at the rate announced from time to time by HSBC Bank 
USA, N.A. as its prime rate or at the LIBO Rate (as defined in the 
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility) plus the applicable 
margin in effect from time to time. In addition, Receivables LLC 
is required to make certain payments to a conduit purchaser, a 
committed purchaser, or certain entities that provide funding to 
or are affiliated with them, in the event that assets and liabilities 
of a conduit purchaser are consolidated for financial and/or 
regulatory accounting purposes with certain other entities. The 
average blended interest rate for the outstanding balance as of 
January 1, 2011 was 2.81%. 

The Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility contains  

customary events of default and requires the Company to 
maintain the same interest coverage ratio and leverage ratio 
contained from time to time in the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility, provided that any changes to such covenants will  
only be applicable for purposes of the Accounts Receivable  
Securitization Facility if approved by the Managing Agents or 
their affiliates. As of January 1, 2011, the Company was in 
compliance with all financial covenants.

The total amount of receivables used as collateral for the 

credit facility was $305,978 at January 1, 2011 and is reported 
on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet in trade accounts 
receivable less allowances. 

Future Principal Payments

Future principal payments for all of the facilities described 

above are as follows: $90,000 due in 2011, $0 due in 2012, 
$0 due in 2013, $490,735 due in 2014, $0 due in 2015 and 
$1,500,000 thereafter. 

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company incurred $23,833 in capitalized debt issuance 

costs in connection with increasing the borrowing availability 
under the Revolving Loan Facility and issuing the 6.375% Senior 
Notes in 2010. In 2009, the Company incurred $54,342 in capital-
ized debt issuance costs in connection with entering into the 
2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the amendments to the 
2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts Receivable  
Securitization Facility. The Company incurred $69 in debt issu-
ance costs in connection with entering into the amendments 
to the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts 
Receivable Securitization Facility in 2008. Debt issuance costs 
are amortized to interest expense over the respective lives of 
the debt instruments, which range from one to ten years. As of 
January 1, 2011, the net carrying value of unamortized debt  
issuance costs was $60,296 which is included in other noncur-
rent assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s 
debt issuance cost amortization was $12,739, $10,967 and 
$6,032 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

In 2010, the Company recognized charges of $14,186 in 
the “Other expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of 
Income, which represents certain costs related to the issuance 
of the 6.375% Senior Notes. The Company recognized $1,654 
of a write-off on early extinguishment of debt in 2010 related to 
the prepayment of $57,188 on the 2009 Senior Secured Credit 
Facility and $686 of write-off on early extinguishment of debt on 
the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility as a result of the 
reduction in borrowing capacity. The Company also recognized 
$231 in additional charges in 2010 related to the amendments of 
credit facilities in 2009.

In 2009, the Company recognized charges of $20,634 in 
the “Other expenses” line of the Consolidated Statements of 
Income, which represents certain costs related to entering into 
the 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the amendments  
to the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and the Accounts  
Receivable Securitization Facility. The Company recognized 
$2,423 of losses on early extinguishment of debt in 2009 related 
to the prepayment of $140,250 on the 2006 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility. The Company recognized $1,332 of losses on 
early extinguishment of debt in 2008 which was comprised 
of a loss of $1,269 related to the prepayment of $125,000 on 
the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility and $63 related to the 
repurchase of $6,320 of Floating Rate Senior Notes.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(10)  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

Balance at January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other comprehensive income (loss) activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ (20,233) 
18,966  

Balance at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other comprehensive income (loss) activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

(1,267) 
3,661  

Cumulative  
Translation  
Adjustment  

Net Unrealized 
Income (Loss) 
on Cash Flow 
Hedges  

$ (81,395) 
46,219  

(35,176) 
16,962  

Pension and 
Postretirement 

$ (345,449) 
12,763  

(332,686) 
(6,678) 

Income Taxes 

$ 165,608  
(19,474) 

146,134  
(4,165) 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

$ (281,469)
 58,474 

(222,995)
9,780 

Balance at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$  2,394  

$ (18,214) 

$ (339,364) 

$ 141,969  

$ (213,215)

(11)  Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to various pending legal proceed-
ings, claims and environmental actions by government agencies. 
In accordance with the accounting rules for contingencies, 
the Company records a provision with respect to a claim, suit, 
investigation, or proceeding when it is probable that a liability 
has been incurred and the amount of the loss can reasonably 
be estimated. Any provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and 
are adjusted to reflect the impact and status of settlements, 
rulings, advice of counsel and other information pertinent to the 
particular matter. The recorded liabilities for these items were 
not material to the consolidated financial statements of the 
Company in any of the years presented. Although the outcome 
of such items cannot be determined with certainty, the Com-
pany’s legal counsel and management are of the opinion that the 
final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse 
impact on the consolidated financial position, results of opera-
tions or liquidity.

Operating Leases

The Company leases certain buildings and equipment under 

agreements that are classified as operating leases. Rental 
expense under operating leases was $65,575, $63,759 and 
$53,072 in 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable 

operating leases (with initial or remaining lease terms in  
excess of one year) are as follows: $52,220 in 2011, $43,737 
in 2012, $34,304 in 2013, $29,889 in 2014, $26,810 in 2015 and 
$81,938 thereafter. 

During 2010, the Company entered into sale-leaseback trans-
actions involving four distribution facilities. The facilities are being 
leased back over terms ranging from three years to twelve years 
and are classified as operating leases. The Company received 
net proceeds on the sales of $41,282, resulting in deferred gains 
of $15,441 which will be amortized over the lease terms.

During 2009, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback 
transaction involving a manufacturing facility. The facility is being 
leased back over 22 months and is classified as an operating 
lease. The Company received net proceeds on the sale of $2,517, 
resulting in a deferred gain of $348 which will be amortized over 
the lease term.

During 2008, the Company entered into sale-leaseback trans-
actions involving two distribution centers and one manufacturing 
facility. The facilities are being leased back over terms ranging 
from one to four years and are classified as operating leases. 
The Company received net proceeds on the sales of $18,782, 
resulting in deferred gains of $6,317 which will be amortized 
over the lease terms.

License Agreements

The Company is party to several royalty-bearing license 
agreements for use of third-party trademarks in certain of their 
products. The license agreements typically require a minimum 
guarantee to be paid either at the commencement of the agree-
ment, by a designated date during the term of the agreement 
or by the end of the agreement period. When payments are 
made in advance of when they are due, the Company records a 
prepayment and amortizes the expense in the “Cost of sales” 
line of the Consolidated Statements of Income uniformly over 
the guaranteed period. For guarantees required to be paid at the 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

completion of the agreement, royalties are expensed through 
“Cost of sales” as the related sales are made. Management has 
reviewed all license agreements and has concluded that there 
are no liabilities recorded at inception of the agreements.
During 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company incurred  
royalty expense of approximately $12,772, $11,105 and  
$11,709, respectively. 

Minimum amounts due under the license agreements are 
approximately $3,796 in 2011, $8,852 in 2012, $8,114 in 2013, 
$8,086 in 2014 and $8,422 in 2015. In addition to the minimum 
guaranteed amounts under license agreements, the Company 
is a party to a partnership agreement which includes a minimum 
fee of $5,622 for each year from 2011 through 2017.

(12) 

Intangible Assets and Goodwill

During 2010, the Company completed the business acquisi-
tion of Gear for Sports. The acquisition resulted in the recognition 
of $108,142 of goodwill and $52,700 of intangible assets, which 
consisted primarily of college and pro sports license agreements 
and customer and distributor relationships.

During 2008, the Company completed two business acquisi-

tions: a sewing operation in Thailand and an embroidery and 
screen-printing production operation in Honduras, that resulted 
in the recognition of goodwill of $3,665 and $3,797, respectively.
None of the preceding business acquisitions were deter-
mined by the Company to be material, individually or in the  
aggregate. As a result, the disclosures and supplemental pro 
forma information required by ASC805, “Business Combina-
tions,” are not presented.

  (a) 

Intangible Assets

The primary components of the Company’s intangible assets 

and the related accumulated amortization are as follows:

  Accumulated   
Gross  Amortization   

Net Book 
Value

Year ended January 1, 2011:

Intangible assets subject to amortization:
  Trademarks and brand names . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 195,538   $  85,175   $ 110,363 
47,015 
  Licensing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
3,104 
  Customer and distributor relationships. . . . 
16,264 
  Computer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
1,876 
  Other intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

47,600  
3,200  
58,494  
1,900  

585  
96  
42,230  
24  

  Net book value of intangible assets  . . . . 

$ 178,622 

$ 306,732   $ 128,110 

Year ended January 2, 2010:

  Accumulated   
Gross  Amortization   

Net Book 
Value

Intangible assets subject to amortization:
  Trademarks and brand names . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 192,440   $  77,146   $ 115,294 
20,920 
  Computer software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

56,356  

35,436  

$ 248,796   $ 112,582 

  Net book value of intangible assets  . . . . 

$ 136,214 

The amortization expense for intangibles subject to amortiza-
tion was $12,509, $12,443 and $12,019 for 2010, 2009 and 2008, 
respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next 
five years, assuming no change in the estimated useful lives 
of identifiable intangible assets or changes in foreign exchange 
rates is as follows: $13,755 in 2011, $13,473 in 2012, $12,996 in 
2013, $12,105 in 2014 and $9,632 in 2015. There was no impair-
ment of trademarks in any of the periods presented.

  (b)  Goodwill

Goodwill and the changes in those amounts during the period are as follows:

Innerwear 

Outerwear  

Hosiery  

Direct to 
Consumer 

International 

Total

Net book value at January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 219,729  

$   63,814  

$ 25,173  

$ 255  

$ 13,031  

$ 322,002 

Net book value at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Acquisition of business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

219,729  
—  
603  

63,814  
108,142  
(603) 

25,173  
—  
—  

255  
—  
—  

13,031  
—  
—  

322,002 
108,142 
— 

Net book value at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 220,332  

$ 171,353  

$ 25,173  

$ 255  

$ 13,031  

$ 430,144 

There has been no impairment of goodwill.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(13)  Financial Instruments and Risk Management

The Company uses financial instruments to manage its 

exposures to movements in interest rates, foreign exchange 
rates and commodity prices. The use of these financial instru-
ments modifies the Company’s exposure to these risks with the 
goal of reducing the risk or cost to the Company. The Company 
does not use derivatives for trading purposes and is not a party 
to leveraged derivative contracts.

The Company recognizes all derivative instruments as either 

assets or liabilities at fair value in the Consolidated Balance 
Sheets. The fair value is based upon either market quotes for 
actively traded instruments or independent bids for nonexchange 
traded instruments. The Company formally documents its hedge 
relationships, including identifying the hedging instruments and 
the hedged items, as well as its risk management objectives and 
strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction. This process 
includes linking derivatives that are designated as hedges of 
specific assets, liabilities, firm commitments or forecasted 
transactions to the hedged risk. On the date the derivative is 
entered into, the Company designates the derivative as a fair 
value hedge, cash flow hedge, net investment hedge or a mark 
to market hedge, and accounts for the derivative in accordance 
with its designation. The Company also formally assesses, 
both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the 
derivatives are highly effective in offsetting changes in either the 
fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. If it is determined 
that a derivative ceases to be a highly effective hedge, or if the 
anticipated transaction is no longer likely to occur, the Company 
discontinues hedge accounting, and any deferred gains or 
losses are recorded in the respective measurement period. The 
Company currently does not have any fair value or net invest-
ment hedge instruments.

The Company may be exposed to credit losses in the  
event of nonperformance by individual counterparties or the 
entire group of counterparties to the Company’s derivative 
contracts. Risk of nonperformance by counterparties is mitigated 
by dealing with highly rated counterparties and by diversifying 
across counterparties. 

Mark to Market Hedges

A derivative used as a hedging instrument whose change 

in fair value is recognized to act as an economic hedge against 
changes in the values of the hedged item is designated a mark 
to market hedge. 

Mark to Market Hedges — Intercompany Foreign  
Exchange Transactions

The Company uses foreign exchange derivative contracts 

to reduce the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on 
anticipated intercompany purchase and lending transactions 
denominated in foreign currencies. Foreign exchange derivative 
contracts are recorded as mark to market hedges when the 

hedged item is a recorded asset or liability that is revalued in 
each accounting period. Mark to market hedge derivatives relat-
ing to intercompany foreign exchange contracts are reported in 
the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as cash flow from 
operating activities. The table below summarizes the U.S. dollar 
equivalent of commitments to purchase and sell foreign curren-
cies in the Company’s foreign currency mark to market hedge 
derivative portfolio using the exchange rate at the reporting date 
as of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010. 

January 1, 2011 

January 2, 2010

Foreign currency bought (sold):
  Canadian dollar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Japanese yen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
European euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
European euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Mexican peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Mexican peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$   (8,327) 
(2,167) 
— 
— 
(29,267) 
— 

$  (3,420)
(863)
(2,650)
1,732
(38,028)
14,061

Cash Flow Hedges

A hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of 

cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset 
or liability is designated as a cash flow hedge. The effective 
portion of the change in the fair value of a derivative that is des-
ignated as a cash flow hedge is recorded in the “Accumulated 
other comprehensive loss” line of the Consolidated Balance 
Sheets. When the impact of the hedged item is recognized in 
the income statement, the gain or loss included in accumulated 
other comprehensive loss is reported on the same line in the 
Consolidated Statements of Income as the hedged item. 

Cash Flow Hedges — Interest Rate Derivatives

From time to time, the Company uses interest rate cash flow 

hedges in the form of swaps and caps in order to mitigate the 
Company’s exposure to variability in cash flows for the future 
interest payments on a designated portion of floating rate debt. 
The effective portion of interest rate hedge gains and losses 
deferred in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” is reclas-
sified into earnings as the underlying debt interest payments 
are recognized. Interest rate cash flow hedge derivatives are 
reported as a component of interest expense and therefore are 
reported as cash flow from operating activities similar to the 
manner in which cash interest payments are reported in the 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company is required under the 2009 Senior Secured 

Credit Facility to hedge a portion of its floating rate debt to 
reduce interest rate risk caused by floating rate debt issuance. 
To comply with this requirement, in 2010, the Company entered 
into hedging arrangements whereby it capped the LIBOR inter-
est rate component on an aggregate of $490,735 of the floating 
rate debt under the Floating Rate Senior Notes at 4.262%. 
The interest rate cap arrangements, with notional amounts of 
$240,735 and $250,000, expire in December 2011.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Cash Flow Hedges — Foreign Currency Derivatives

The Company uses forward exchange and option contracts 

to reduce the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on short-
term foreign currency-denominated transactions, foreign 
currency-denominated investments, and other known foreign 
currency exposures. Gains and losses on these contracts are 
intended to offset losses and gains on the hedged transaction 
in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility resulting from 
fluctuating foreign currency exchange rates. The effective portion 
of foreign exchange hedge gains and losses deferred in “Accu-
mulated other comprehensive loss” is reclassified into earnings 
as the underlying inventory is sold, using historical inventory 
turnover rates. The settlement of foreign exchange hedge 
derivative contracts related to the purchase of inventory or other 
hedged items are reported in the Consolidated Statements of 
Cash Flows as cash flow from operating activities. 

Historically, the principal currencies hedged by the Company 

include the Euro, Mexican peso, Canadian dollar and Japanese 
yen. Forward exchange contracts mature on the anticipated cash 
requirement date of the hedged transaction, generally within 
one year. The table below summarizes the U.S. dollar equivalent 
of commitments to purchase and sell foreign currencies in the 
Company’s foreign currency cash flow hedge derivative portfolio 
using the exchange rate at the reporting date as of January 1, 
2011 and January 2, 2010. 

January 1, 2011 

January 2, 2010

Foreign currency bought (sold):
  Canadian dollar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Japanese yen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
European euro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Mexican peso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ (43,778)  
(11,681)  
(28,180) 
(10,147) 

$ (32,955)
(12,526)
— 
(16,307)

Cash Flow Hedges — Commodity Derivatives

Cotton is the primary raw material used to manufacture 

many of the Company’s products and is purchased at market 
prices. The Company is able to lock in the cost of cotton 
reflected in the price it pays for yarn from its primary yarn 
suppliers in an attempt to protect the business from the volatility 
of the market price of cotton. In addition, from time to time, the 
Company uses commodity financial instruments to hedge the 

price of cotton, for which there is a high correlation between the 
hedged item and the hedge instrument. Gains and losses on 
these contracts are intended to offset losses and gains on the 
hedged transactions in an effort to reduce the earnings volatility 
resulting from fluctuating commodity prices. The effective por-
tion of commodity hedge gains and losses deferred in “Accu-
mulated other comprehensive loss” is reclassified into earnings 
as the underlying inventory is sold, using historical inventory 
turnover rates. The settlement of commodity hedge derivative 
contracts related to the purchase of inventory is reported in 
the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as cash flow from 
operating activities. There were no amounts outstanding under 
cotton futures or cotton option contracts at January 1, 2011 and  
January 2, 2010. 

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

The fair values of derivative financial instruments recognized 

in the Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company were  
as follows:

Fair Value

Balance Sheet 
Location 

January 1, 
2011 

  January 2, 
2010

Derivative assets — hedges

Interest rate 

contracts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Other noncurrent
assets 

Foreign exchange contracts . . . . .  Other current assets 

Total derivative  
  assets — hedges  . . . . . . . . 

Derivative assets — non-hedges

$ 

  3 
408  

$   —
407 

411  

407 

Foreign exchange contracts . . . . .  Other current assets 

—  

Total derivative assets  . . . . . . . . . 

$   411  

207 

$  614 

Derivative liabilities — hedges

Foreign exchange contracts . . . . . 

Accrued liabilities  

$ 

(874) 

$ (107)

Total derivative  

liabilities — hedges . . . . . . 

Derivative liabilities —  
  non-hedges

(874) 

(107)

Foreign exchange contracts . . . . . 

Accrued liabilities  

(471) 

Total derivative liabilities. . . . . . . 

Net derivative asset (liability)   . . 

$ (1,345) 

$ 

(934) 

(432)

$ (539)

$  75 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Net Derivative Gain or Loss

The effect of cash flow hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Accumulated Other  

Comprehensive Loss is as follows:

Interest rate contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
Foreign exchange contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Commodity contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
(Effective Portion) 
Year Ended 

January 1,  
2011 

$  

(516) 
(2,180) 
—  

January 2,  
 2010 

$  20,559  
(1,560) 
 —  

January 3,  
2009 

$ (66,088) 
 756 
 (208) 

Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$   (2,696) 

$  18,999  

$ (65,540) 

Interest rate contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
Interest rate contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    
Foreign exchange contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Commodity contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into 
Income (Effective Portion) 
Year Ended 

January 1,  
2011 

$ (17,964) 
—  
(1,715) 
—  

January 2,  
 2010 

$   (1,820) 
 (26,029) 
 721  
(95) 

January 3,  
2009 

$   (1,176)  
—  
(2,025)  
473  

Location of Gain (Loss) 
Reclassified from 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss into 
Income (Effective Portion)

Interest expense, net
Other income (expense)
Cost of sales
Cost of sales

Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ (19,679) 

$ (27,223) 

$   (2,728) 

The Company expects to reclassify into earnings during the 
next 12 months a net loss from Accumulated Other Comprehen-
sive Loss of approximately $10,171.

As disclosed in Note 9, in connection with the amendment 

and restatement of the 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility 
and repayment of the Second Lien Credit Facility in December 
2009, all outstanding interest rate hedging instruments which 
were hedging these underlying debt instruments along with 
the interest rate hedge instrument related to the Floating Rate 
Senior Notes were settled for $62,256, of which $40,391 was 
paid in December 2009 and the remaining $21,865 was included 
in the “Accounts Payable” line of the Consolidated Balance Sheet 
at January 2, 2010. The amounts deferred in Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Loss associated with the 2006 Senior Secured 
Credit Facility and Second Lien Credit Facility were released to 
earnings as the underlying forecasted interest payments were 
no longer probable of occurring, which resulted in recognition of 
losses totaling $26,029 that are included in the “Other Expense 
(Income)” line of the Consolidated Statement of Income. The 
amounts deferred in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss 
associated with the Floating Rate Senior Notes interest rate 
hedge were frozen at the termination date and will be amortized 
over the original remaining term of the interest rate hedge 
instrument. The unamortized balance in Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Loss was $17,043 as of January 1, 2011. 

In the first quarter of 2010, the Company entered into two 
interest rate caps to hedge the risks associated with fluctuations 
in the 6-month LIBOR rate for the Floating Rate Senior Notes. 
The terms of the interest rate caps include: a total notional 
amount of $490,735, consisting of $240,735 and $250,000, 
respectively, an expiration date of December 2011, and a capped 
6-month LIBOR interest rate of 4.26%. 

The changes in fair value of derivatives excluded from  
the Company’s effectiveness assessments and the ineffective 
portion of the changes in the fair value of derivatives used as 
cash flow hedges are reported in the “Selling, general and 
administrative expenses” line in the Consolidated Statements 
of Income. The Company recognized gains (losses) related to 
ineffectiveness of hedging relationships in 2010 of $6 related to 
interest rate contracts. The Company recognized gains (losses) 
related to ineffectiveness of hedging relationships in 2009 of 
$161, consisting of $152 for interest rate contracts and $9 for 
foreign exchange contracts. The Company recognized gains 
(losses) related to ineffectiveness of hedging relationships in 
2008 of $(323), consisting of $(149) for interest rate contracts 
and $(174) for foreign exchange contracts. 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The effect of mark to market hedge derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Income is as follows:

Location of Gain (Loss) 
Recognized in Income 
on Derivative 

Selling, general and
administrative expenses 

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
Year Ended
January 2,  
 2010 

January 1,  
2011 

January 3,  
2009

$ (2,073) 

$ (2,073) 

$ 3,846  

$ 3,846  

$ (6,691)

$ (6,691)

counterparties involved and the impact of credit enhancements, 
but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risk on 
its liabilities. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a 
particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, 
and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and 
their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels. 

As of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, the Company 
held certain financial assets and liabilities that are required to 
be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These consisted 
of the Company’s derivative instruments related to interest 
rates and foreign exchange rates and defined benefit pension 
plan investment assets. The fair values of cotton derivatives are 
determined based on quoted prices in public markets and are 
categorized as Level 1. The fair values of interest rate and foreign 
exchange rate derivatives are determined based on inputs 
that are readily available in public markets or can be derived 
from information available in publicly quoted markets and are 
categorized as Level 2. The fair values of defined benefit pension 
plan investments include: U.S. equity securities, certain foreign 
equity securities and debt securities that are determined based 
on quoted prices in public markets categorized as Level 1 certain 
foreign equity securities and debt securities that are determined 
based on inputs readily available in public markets or can be 
derived from information available in publicly quoted markets 
categorized as Level 2, and investments in hedge funds of 
funds and real estate investments that are based on unobserv-
able inputs about which little or no market data exists that are 
classified as Level 3. There were no changes during 2010 to the 
Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset and 
liability fair values on a recurring basis. The hedge fund of funds 
and real estate investments have varying redemption terms of 
monthly, quarterly and annually, and have required notification 
periods ranging from 45 to 90 days.

As of January 1, 2011, the Company did not have any non-
financial assets or liabilities that are required to be measured at 
fair value on a recurring basis.

Foreign exchange contracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

(14)  Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities 

Fair value is an exit price, representing the price that would 

be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an 
orderly transaction between market participants at the measure-
ment date. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions 
that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. 
A three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used 
in measuring fair value, is utilized for disclosing the fair value of 
the Company’s assets and liabilities. These tiers include: Level 
1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active 
markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in 
active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; 
and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs about which little or 
no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its 
own assumptions.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one 

or more of the following three valuation techniques:

n  Market approach — prices and other relevant information 
generated by market transactions involving identical or  
comparable assets or liabilities.

n  Cost approach — amount that would be required to replace 

the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost.

n  Income approach — techniques to convert future amounts 
to a single present amount based on market expectations, 
including present value techniques, option-pricing and  
other models.

The Company primarily applies the market approach for com-

modity derivatives and for all defined benefit plan investment 
assets, and the income approach for interest rate and foreign 
currency derivatives for recurring fair value measurements and 
attempts to utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use 
of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable 
inputs. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based 
on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement. The determination of fair values incorporates 
various factors that include not only the credit standing of the 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The following tables set forth by level within the fair value 
hierarchy the Company’s financial assets and liabilities accounted 
for at fair value on a recurring basis.

Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of 
January 1, 2011

Quoted Prices In 
Active Markets 
for Identical 
Assets 
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Other 

Significant 
Observable  Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Defined benefit pension plan  

investment assets:
  Hedge fund of funds  . . . . . . . . .  
  U.S. equity securities. . . . . . . . .  
  Foreign equity securities . . . . . .  
  Debt securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Cash and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Derivative contracts:
Interest rate  
  derivative contracts . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign exchange  
  derivative contracts . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign exchange  
  derivative contracts . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 

  —  
157,661  
36,889  
5,433  
—  
2,621  

202,604  

$ 

  —  
—  
27,423  
106,311  
—  
—  

$ 275,650 
— 
— 
— 
23,180 
— 

133,734  

298,830 

—  

—  

—  

—  

3  

408  

(1,345) 

(934) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 202,604  

$ 132,800  

$ 298,830 

The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair 

value of the Level 3 investment assets in 2010 and 2009.

Balance at January 3, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Actual return on assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Sale of assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Hedge fund  
of funds 

$ 242,060  
33,152  
(20,000) 

Real estate

$ 27,975 
(7,985)
— 

Balance at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 255,212  

$ 19,990 

Actual return on assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Sale of assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

20,438  
—  

3,190 
— 

Balance at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 275,650  

$ 23,180 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade 

accounts receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable 
approximated fair value as of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 
2010. The fair value of debt was $2,060,828 and $1,881,868 as 
of January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 and had a carrying value 
of $2,080,735 and $1,892,235, respectively. The fair values were 
estimated using quoted market prices as provided in secondary 
markets which consider the Company’s credit risk and market 
related conditions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s  
notes payable approximated fair value as of January 1, 2011  
and January 2, 2010, primarily due to the short-term nature of 
these instruments.

Assets (Liabilities) at Fair Value as of 
January 2, 2010

(15)  Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Quoted Prices In 
Active Markets 
for Identical 
Assets 
(Level 1) 

Significant 
Other 

Significant 
Observable  Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Defined benefit pension plan  

investment assets:
  Hedge fund of funds  . . . . . . . . .  
  U.S. equity securities. . . . . . . . .  
  Foreign equity securities . . . . . .  
  Debt securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Cash and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Derivative contracts:
Foreign exchange  
  derivative contracts . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign exchange  
  derivative contracts . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 

  —  
143,603  
37,815  
4,775  
—  
15,378  

201,571  

$ 

  —  
—  
26,978  
108,839  
—  
—  

$ 255,212 
— 
— 
— 
19,990 
— 

135,817  

275,202 

—  

—  

—  

614  

(539) 

75  

— 

— 

— 

Total  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 201,571  

$ 135,892  

$ 275,202 

At January 1, 2011, the Company’s pension plans  
consisted of the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan, various 
nonqualified retirement plans and international plans. Benefits 
under the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan were frozen effective 
December 31, 2005. 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

In the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company recognized a one-
time out of period adjustment resulting from a review of census 
data for the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan, which reduced the 
accumulated benefit obligation by $18,892 and accumulated 
other comprehensive loss by $11,359 (net of taxes). The impact 
of the adjustment was not considered material to any current 
year or prior year periods.

The total accumulated benefit obligation and the accumu-

lated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for the 
Company’s pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations 
in excess of plan assets are as follows:

Accumulated benefit obligation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Plans with accumulated benefit 

obligation in excess of plan assets 
Accumulated benefit obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Fair value of plan assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

$ 931,621  

$  899,208 

 931,621  
 635,168  

 898,997 
 612,317 

Amounts recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Balance 

Sheets consist of: 

Noncurrent assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Noncurrent liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . 

January 1, 
2011 

$ 

  —  
 (2,177)  
 (294,276)  
 (339,846)  

January 2, 
2010

$ 

   51 
 (3,591)
 (283,078)
 (332,370)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive 

Prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 
  139  
 339,707  

  $ 339,846  

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

$ 

  165 
 332,205 

$  332,370 

Accrued benefit costs related to the Company’s defined 
benefit pension plans are reported in the “Other noncurrent  
assets”, “Accrued liabilities — Payroll and employee benefits” 
and “Pension and postretirement benefits” lines of the  
Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Total recognized in other  
  comprehensive loss (income)  . . . . . .  

Total recognized in net periodic  
  benefit cost and other  
  comprehensive loss (income)  . . . . . .  

6,579  

(11,973) 

299,987 

$  21,385  

$  9,320  

$ 288,186 

loss consist of:

The annual cost (income) incurred by the Company for these 

defined benefit plans in 2010, 2009 and 2008, was $14,806, 
$21,293 and $(11,801), respectively. The components of net 
periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other 
comprehensive loss of the Company’s noncontributory defined 
benefit pension plans were as follows:

Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Expected return on assets . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Settlement cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Amortization of:

Prior service cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

January 1, 
2011 

$  1,225  
49,337  
(44,094) 
139  

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

$  1,198  
50,755  
(39,832) 
—  

January 3, 
2009

$   1,136 
51,412 
(64,549)
— 

26  
8,173  

26  
9,146  

39 
161 

  Net periodic benefit cost (income)  . .  

$  14,806  

$  21,293  

$  (11,801)

Other Changes in Plan Assets  
  and Benefit Obligations  
  Recognized in Other  
  Comprehensive  
Income (Loss)

Net (gain) loss  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$   6,605  
(26) 

$ (11,947) 
(26) 

$ 300,127 
(140)

The estimated net loss and prior service credit for the 
defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from 
accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit 
cost in 2011 are $9,111 and $29, respectively.

The funded status of the Company’s defined benefit pension 

plans at the respective year ends was as follows: 

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

Accumulated benefit obligation:
  Beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $  899,208  
 1,225  
  Service cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 49,337  
Interest cost  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (56,859) 
  Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 1,939  
Impact of exchange rate change  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 (1,284) 
  Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
 38,055  
  Actuarial loss  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

End of year  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 931,621  

Fair value of plan assets:
  Beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Actual return on plan assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Employer contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Settlements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Impact of exchange rate change  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 612,590  
 67,624  
 11,956  
 (56,859) 
 (1,284) 
 1,141  

End of year  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

 635,168  

$  854,414 
 1,198 
 50,755 
 (57,782)
 2,711 
 (5,394)
 53,306 

 899,208 

 564,705 
 92,805 
 16,052 
 (57,782)
 (5,744)
 2,554 

 612,590 

Funded status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ (296,453) 

$ (286,618)

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

  (a)  Measurement Date and Assumptions

A December 31 measurement date is used to value plan 
assets and obligations for the pension plans. In determining the 
discount rate, the Company utilizes, as a general benchmark, 
the single discount rate equivalent to discounting the expected 
cash flows from each plan using the yields at each duration 
from a published yield curve as of the measurement date. The 
expected long-term rate of return on plan assets was based on 
the Company’s investment policy target allocation of the asset 
portfolio between various asset classes and the expected real 
returns of each asset class over various periods of time. The 
weighted average actuarial assumptions used in measuring the 
net periodic benefit cost and plan obligations for the periods 
presented were as follows:

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Long-term rate of return on plan assets  . . . .  
Rate of compensation increase (1)  . . . . . . . .  

Plan obligations:
Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Rate of compensation increase (1)  . . . . . . . .  

5.78% 
7.48  
3.70  

5.27% 
3.75  

6.11% 
7.41  
3.38  

5.78% 
3.70  

6.34%
8.03 
3.63 

6.11%
3.38 

(1)  The compensation increase assumption applies to the international plans and portions  
of the nonqualified retirement plans, as benefits under these plans were not frozen at  
January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009.

  (b) 

  Plan Assets, Expected Benefit Payments,  
and Funding

The allocation of pension plan assets as of the respective 

period end measurement dates is as follows:

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

Asset category:
  Hedge fund of funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  U.S. equity securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Debt securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Foreign equity securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Cash and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

 43% 
 25  
 18  
 10  
 4  
 —  

42%
23 
 19 
11 
3 
2 

The Company’s asset strategy and primary investment objec-

tive are to maximize the principal value of the plan assets to 
meet current and future benefit obligations to plan participants 
and their beneficiaries. To accomplish this goal, the assets of the 
plan are broadly diversified to protect against large investment 

losses and to reduce the likelihood of excessive volatility of 
returns. Diversification of assets is achieved through strategic  
allocations to various asset classes, as well as various invest-
ment styles within these asset classes, and by retaining 
multiple, third-party investment management firms with 
complementary investment styles and philosophies to imple-
ment these allocations. The Company has established a target 
asset allocation based upon analysis of risk/return tradeoffs 
and correlations of asset mixes given long-term historical data, 
prospective capital market returns and forecasted liabilities of 
the plans. The target asset allocation approximates the actual 
asset allocation as of January 1, 2011. In addition to volatility 
protection, diversification enables the assets of the plan the 
best opportunity to provide adequate returns in order to meet 
the Company’s investment return objectives. These objectives 
include, over a rolling five-year period, to achieve a total return 
which exceeds the required actuarial rate of return for the plan 
and to outperform a passive portfolio, consisting of a similar 
asset allocation. 

The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that 

market participants would use in pricing the pension plan assets. 
Effective January 2, 2010, the Company adopted new pension 
disclosure rules. In accordance with these rules, a three-tier fair 
value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring 
fair value, is utilized for disclosing the fair value of the Company’s 
pension plan assets. At January 1, 2011, the Company had 
$202,604 classified as Level 1 assets, $133,734 classified as 
Level 2 assets and $298,830 classified as Level 3 assets. At 
January 2, 2010, the Company had $201,571 classified as Level 
1 assets, $135,817 classified as Level 2 assets and $275,202 
classified as Level 3 assets. The Level 1 assets consisted 
primarily of U.S. equity securities, certain debt securities, certain 
foreign equity securities and cash and cash equivalents, Level 2 
assets consisted primarily of certain debt securities and certain 
foreign equity securities, and Level 3 assets consisted primarily 
of hedge fund of funds and real estate investments. Refer to 
Note 14 for the Company’s complete disclosure of the fair value 
of pension plan assets. 

The Company expects to make a $7,000 to $9,000 
contribution to the Hanesbrands Inc. Pension Plan in 2011  
based on a preliminary calculation by its actuary. Expected 
benefit payments are as follows: $50,993 in 2011, $50,430 in 
2012, $50,341 in 2013, $52,510 in 2014, $53,392 in 2015 and 
$280,310 thereafter.

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(16) 

Income Taxes

The provision for income tax computed by applying the U.S. 
statutory rate to income before taxes as reconciled to the actual 
provisions were:

Income before income tax expense:
  Domestic   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Tax expense at U.S. statutory rate  . . . . .  
State income taxes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Tax on remittance of foreign  

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

12.1% 
87.9  

(142.8)% 
242.8  

0.6%
99.4 

100.0% 

100.0% 

100.0%

35.0% 
1.2  

35.0% 
(3.4) 

35.0%
0.6 

earnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

2.5  

33.9  

1.5 

Foreign taxes less than U.S.  

statutory rate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Change in state effective tax rate . . . . . .  
Employee benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Change in valuation allowance . . . . . . . .  
Release of unrecognized tax  

benefit reserves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Taxes at effective worldwide  

(24.5) 
—  
1.3  
3.0  

(8.8) 
(0.1) 

(46.4) 
(14.1) 
10.6  
(9.9) 

—  
6.3  

(16.3) 
— 
0.6 
2.1 

— 
(1.5) 

The deferred tax assets and liabilities at the respective  

year-ends were as follows:

Deferred tax assets:
  Nondeductible reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Inventories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Intangibles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Bad debt allowance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Accrued expenses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Employee benefits  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Tax credits   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Net operating loss and other tax carryforwards  . .  
  Derivatives  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Other   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Gross deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Less valuation allowances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Deferred tax assets   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Deferred tax liabilities:

Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Prepaids  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Deferred tax liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

$ 

 5,165  
93,972  
—  
135,438  
11,404  
13,049  
170,247  
11,064  
41,864  
7,204  
16,305  

505,712  
(27,064)  

478,648  

4,204  
5,473  

9,677  

$   10,962
84,964
6,266
156,696
13,170
11,590
160,671
11,312
40,192
13,976
6,275

516,074
(21,556)

494,518

—
2,718

2,718

  Net deferred tax assets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 468,971  

$ 491,800

tax rates  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

9.6% 

12.0% 

22.0%

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, manage-

Current and deferred tax provisions (benefits) were:

Year ended January 1, 2011
Domestic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
State  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Year ended January 2, 2010
Domestic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
State  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Year ended January 3, 2009
Domestic  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
State  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Current 

Deferred 

Total

$ (14,268) 
23,157  
(2,245) 

$ 17,340  
(8,077) 
6,531  

$   3,072 
15,080 
4,286 

$  6,644  

$ 15,794  

$ 22,438 

$ 

  —  
15,783  
362  

$   6,727  
(9,503) 
(6,376) 

$   6,727 
6,280 
(6,014)

$  16,145  

$  (9,152) 

$   6,993 

$  13,531  
20,285  
3,497  

$  (3,672) 
4,264  
(2,037) 

$  9,859 
24,549 
1,460 

$  37,313  

$  (1,445) 

$ 35,868 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Cash payments for income taxes  . . . . . . . . 

$ 23,350  

$ 15,163  

$ 32,767 

Cash payments above represent cash tax payments made by 

the Company primarily in foreign jurisdictions. 

ment considers whether it is more likely than not that some 
portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The 
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon 
the generation of future taxable income during the periods in 
which those temporary differences become deductible. Manage-
ment considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, 
projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in 
making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical tax-
able income and projections for future taxable income over the 
periods which the deferred tax assets are deductible, manage-
ment believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize 
the benefits of these deductible differences, net of the existing 
valuation allowances.

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of 

January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010 was $27,064 and $21,556, 
respectively. The net change in the total valuation allowance for 
2010 was $5,508 which, including foreign currency fluctuations, 
related to foreign loss carryforwards generated partially offset 
by favorable financial performance in certain foreign jurisdictions. 
The net change in the total valuation allowance for 2009 was 
$(2,171) which, including foreign currency fluctuations, consisted 
of a release of $(6,816) related to favorable financial performance 
in certain foreign jurisdictions partially offset by foreign loss 
carryforwards generated. 

The valuation allowance at January 1, 2011 and January 2, 
2010 relates to deferred tax assets established for foreign loss 
carryforwards of $25,560 and $21,556, respectively.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

At January 1, 2011, the Company has total net operating loss 
carryforwards of approximately $113,223 for foreign jurisdictions, 
which will expire as follows:

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of 

unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

Fiscal Year:
2011  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2012  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2013  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2014  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
2015  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
Thereafter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$   3,188 
 5,724 
 23,925 
 9,503 
11,979 
 58,904 

At January 1, 2011, the Company had tax credit carry-

forwards totaling $11,064 which expire after 2019. 

At January 1, 2011, applicable U.S. federal income taxes 
and foreign withholding taxes have not been provided on the 
accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries that are expected 
to be permanently reinvested. If these earnings had not been 
permanently reinvested, deferred taxes of approximately 
$231,000 would have been recognized in the Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

The Company and Sara Lee entered into a tax sharing  
agreement in connection with the spin off of the Company  
from Sara Lee on September 5, 2006. In accordance with  
section 2.12 of the tax sharing agreement, the Company 
recorded a liability of approximately $15,000 to Sara Lee for 
amounts related to income generated prior to the spin off from 
Sara Lee which were repatriated in periods since the spin off. 
The liability is included in Accounts payable in the Consolidated 
Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2011 resulting in a reduction to 
Additional paid-in capital. Except for amounts reflected in this 
Note 16, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are  
no other amounts owed to or from Sara Lee under the tax  
sharing agreement.

In 2010, the Company recognized a benefit of $20,504 which 

resulted from a change in estimate associated with the remea-
surement of unrecognized tax benefit accruals and the deter-
mination that certain tax positions had been effectively settled 
following the finalization of tax reviews and audits for amounts 
less than originally estimated. Although it is not reasonably pos-
sible to estimate the amount by which unrecognized tax benefits 
may increase or decrease within the next twelve months due 
to uncertainties regarding the timing of examinations and the 
amount of settlements that may be paid, if any, to tax authori-
ties, the Company currently does not expect any changes for 
unrecognized tax benefits accrued at January 1, 2011 within the 
next twelve months. 

Balance at January 3, 2009   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 25,182 
12,677 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year  . . . . . . . . . . . .   
 2,520 
Additions for tax positions of prior years  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   
 (450) 
Reductions for tax positions of prior years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

Balance at January 2, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year  . . . . . . . . . . . .   
Reductions for tax positions of prior years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   

39,929 
10,312 
(20,504) 

Balance at January 1, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $ 29,737 

Included in unrecognized tax benefits are $29,737 of tax 
benefits that, if recognized, would reduce the Company’s annual 
effective tax rate. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest 
and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax 
expense. The Company recognized $1,386, $1,010 and $647 for 
interest and penalties classified as income tax expense in the 
Consolidated Statement of Income for 2010, 2009 and 2008,  
respectively. At January 1, 2011 and January 2, 2010, the  
Company had a total of $4,687 and $2,377, respectively, of inter-
est and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income  

tax return, as well as separate and combined income tax  
returns in numerous state and foreign jurisdictions. The tax 
years subject to examination vary by jurisdiction. The Company 
regularly assesses the outcomes of both ongoing and future 
examinations for the current or prior years to ensure the 
Company’s provision for income taxes is sufficient. The Company 
recognizes liabilities based on estimates of whether additional 
taxes will be due and believes its reserves are adequate in rela-
tion to any potential assessments.

Under the tax sharing agreement with Sara Lee discussed 

above, within 180 days after Sara Lee filed its final consolidated 
tax return for the period that included September 5, 2006, Sara 
Lee was required to deliver to the Company a computation of 
the amount of deferred taxes attributable to the Company’s 
United States and Canadian operations that would be included 
on the Company’s opening balance sheet as of September 6, 
2006 (“as finally determined”) which has been done. The 
Company has the right to participate in the computation of the 
amount of deferred taxes. Under the tax sharing agreement, if 
substituting the amount of deferred taxes as finally determined 
for the amount of estimated deferred taxes that were included 
on that balance sheet at the time of the spin off causes a 
decrease in the net book value reflected on that balance sheet, 
then Sara Lee will be required to pay the Company the amount 
of such decrease. If such substitution causes an increase in 
the net book value reflected on that balance sheet, then the 
Company will be required to pay Sara Lee the amount of such 
increase. For purposes of this computation, the Company’s 
deferred taxes are the amount of deferred tax benefits (including 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

deferred tax consequences attributable to deductible temporary 
differences and carryforwards) that would be recognized as 
assets on the Company’s balance sheet computed in accordance 
with GAAP, but without regard to valuation allowances, less 
the amount of deferred tax liabilities (including deferred tax 
consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences) 
that would be recognized as liabilities on the Company’s opening 
balance sheet computed in accordance with GAAP, but without 
regard to valuation allowances. Neither the Company nor Sara 
Lee will be required to make any other payments to the other 
with respect to deferred taxes. 

Based on the Company’s computation of the final amount of 

deferred taxes for the Company’s opening balance sheet as of 
September 6, 2006, the amount that is expected to be collected 
from Sara Lee based on the Company’s computation of $72,223, 
which reflects a preliminary cash installment received from 
Sara Lee of $18,000, is included as a receivable in Other current 
assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2011 
and January 2, 2010. The Company and Sara Lee exchanged 
information in connection with this matter, but Sara Lee dis-
agreed with the Company’s computation. In accordance with 
the dispute resolution provisions of the tax sharing agreement, 
in August 2009, the Company submitted the dispute to binding 
arbitration. The arbitration process is ongoing, and the Company 
will continue to prosecute its claim. The Company does not 
believe that the resolution of this dispute will have a material 
impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations 
or cash flows.

(17)  Stockholders’ Equity

The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000 shares 
of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and up to 50,000 
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and the 
Company’s board of directors may, without stockholder approval, 
increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock  
or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that  
the Company is authorized to issue. At January 1, 2011 and  
January 2, 2010, 96,207 and 95,397 shares, respectively, of 
common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of 
preferred stock were issued or outstanding. Included within the 
50,000 shares of preferred stock, 500 shares are designated 
Junior Participating Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A 
Preferred Stock”) and reserved for issuance upon the exercise  
of rights under the rights agreement described below.

On February 1, 2007, the Company announced that the 
Board of Directors granted authority for the repurchase of up to 
10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Share repur-
chases are made periodically in open-market transactions, and 
are subject to market conditions, legal requirements and other 
factors. Additionally, management has been granted authority to 
establish a trading plan under Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act in 

connection with share repurchases, which will allow the  
Company to repurchase shares in the open market during 
periods in which the stock trading window is otherwise closed 
for our company and certain of the Company’s officers and  
employees pursuant to the Company’s insider trading policy. 
Since inception of the program, the Company has purchased 
2,800 shares of common stock at a cost of $74,747 (average 
price of $26.33). The primary objective of the share repurchase 
program is to reduce the impact of dilution caused by the 
exercise of options and vesting of stock unit awards.

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

Pursuant to a stockholder rights agreement entered into by 
the Company prior to the spin off, one preferred stock purchase 
right will be distributed with and attached to each share of the 
Company’s common stock. Each right will entitle its holder, 
under the circumstances described below, to purchase from 
the Company one one-thousandth of a share of the Series A 
Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $75 per right. Initially, the 
rights will be associated with the Company’s common stock, 
and will be transferable with and only with the transfer of the 
underlying share of common stock. Until a right is exercised, its 
holder, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder with respect 
to such rights, including, without limitation, the right to vote or 
to receive dividends.

The rights will become exercisable and separately certificated 

only upon the rights distribution date, which will occur upon the 
earlier of: (i) ten days following a public announcement by the 
Company that a person or group (an “acquiring person”) has 
acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership 
of 15% or more of its outstanding shares of common stock (the 
date of the announcement being the “stock acquisition date”); 
or (ii) ten business days (or later if so determined by our board of 
directors) following the commencement of or public disclosure 
of an intention to commence a tender offer or exchange offer by 
a person if, after acquiring the maximum number of securities 
sought pursuant to such offer, such person, or any affiliate or 
associate of such person, would acquire, or obtain the right to 
acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of our outstanding 
shares of the Company’s common stock.

Upon the Company’s public announcement that a person or 

group has become an acquiring person, each holder of a right 
(other than any acquiring person and certain related parties, 
whose rights will have automatically become null and void) will 
have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock with a 
value equal to two times the exercise price of the right. In the 
event of certain business combinations, each holder of a right 
(except rights which previously have been voided as described 
above) will have the right to receive, upon exercise, common 
stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two 
times the exercise price of the right.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The Company may redeem the rights in whole, but not in 
part, at a price of $0.001 per right (subject to adjustment and 
payable in cash, common stock or other consideration deemed 
appropriate by the board of directors) at any time prior to the ear-
lier of the stock acquisition date and the rights expiration date. 
Immediately upon the action of the board of directors authoriz-
ing any redemption, the rights will terminate and the holders 
of rights will only be entitled to receive the redemption price. 
At any time after a person becomes an acquiring person and 
prior to the earlier of (i) the time any person, together with all 
affiliates and associates, becomes the beneficial owner of 50% 
or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock and (ii) 
the occurrence of a business combination, the board of directors 
may cause the Company to exchange for all or part of the then-
outstanding and exercisable rights shares of its common stock 
at an exchange ratio of one common share per right, adjusted to 
reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.

(18)  Business Segment Information

The Company’s operations are managed and reported in five 

operating segments, each of which is a reportable segment for 
financial reporting purposes: Innerwear, Outerwear, Hosiery, 
Direct to Consumer and International. These segments are 
organized principally by product category, geographic location 
and distribution channel. Each segment has its own manage-
ment that is responsible for the operations of the segment’s 
businesses but the segments share a common supply chain and 
media and marketing platforms. In October 2009, the Company 
completed the sale of its yarn operations and, as a result, the 
Company no longer has net sales in the Other segment, which 
was primarily comprised of sales of yarn to third parties.

The types of products and services from which each  

reportable segment derives its revenues are as follows:

n  Innerwear sells basic branded products that are  

replenishment in nature under the product categories  
of women’s intimate apparel, men’s underwear, kids’  
underwear and socks.

n  Outerwear sells basic branded products that are  

primarily seasonal in nature under the product categories  
of casualwear and activewear.

n  Hosiery sells products in categories such as pantyhose,  

knee highs and tights.

n  Direct to Consumer includes the Company’s value-based 

(“outlet”) stores and Internet operations which sell products 
from the Company’s portfolio of leading brands. The Com-
pany’s Internet operations are supported by its catalogs.

n  International primarily relates to the Latin America, Asia, 
Canada, Europe and South America geographic locations 
which sell products that span across the Innerwear,  
Outerwear and Hosiery reportable segments.

The Company evaluates the operating performance of 
its segments based upon segment operating profit, which is 
defined as operating profit before general corporate expenses, 
amortization of trademarks and other identifiable intangibles and 
restructuring and related accelerated depreciation charges and 
inventory write-offs. The accounting policies of the segments 
are consistent with those described in Note 2, “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies.” 

Net sales:

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Hosiery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Direct to Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

$ 2,012,922   $ 1,833,616   $ 1,947,167 
1,259,935   1,051,735   1,196,155 
217,391 
185,710  
370,163 
369,739  
496,170 
437,804  
21,724 
12,671  

166,780  
377,847  
509,229  
—  

  Total net sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 4,326,713   $ 3,891,275   $ 4,248,770 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Segment operating profit (loss):

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Hosiery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Direct to Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$  263,368   $  234,352   $  223,420 
66,149 
68,696 
44,541 
64,349 
328 

77,656  
53,583  
25,880  
59,368  
—  

53,050  
61,070  
37,178  
44,688  
(2,164) 

  Total segment operating profit  . . . 

479,855  

428,174  

467,483 

Items not included in segment  
operating profit (loss): 

General corporate expenses  . . . . . . . . . 
Amortization of trademarks and other  

identifiable intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventory write-offs included in cost  

of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Accelerated depreciation included in  

cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Accelerated depreciation included in  

selling, general and 
administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . 

  Total operating profit . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other (expense) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Income before income  

(63,158) 

(75,127) 

(45,177)

(12,509) 
—  

(12,443) 
(53,888) 

(12,019)
(50,263)

—  

—  

(4,135) 

(18,696)

(8,641) 

(23,862)

—  

(3,084) 

14 

404,188  
(20,221) 
(150,236) 

270,856  
(49,301) 
(163,279) 

317,480 
634 
(155,077)

tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$  233,731   $  58,276   $  163,037 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Assets:

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Hosiery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Direct to Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

  Corporate (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010

$ 1,269,839  
828,142  
71,496  
88,623  
278,757  
—  

2,536,857  
1,253,145  

$ 1,101,632 
707,118 
83,662 
80,243 
221,504 
1,622 

2,195,781 
1,130,783 

  Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

$ 3,790,002  

$ 3,326,564 

Additions to long-lived assets:

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Hosiery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Direct to Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Corporate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Total additions to  

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

$   49,319  
38,000  
550  
11,679  
2,543  
—  

102,091  
4,149  

$  49,061  
59,048  
711  
8,914  
1,504  
16  

119,254  
7,571  

$  70,808 
84,412 
781 
11,152 
2,693 
46 

169,892 
17,065 

January 1, 
2011 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

long-lived assets . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 106,240  

$ 126,825  

$ 186,957 

(1)  Principally cash and equivalents, certain fixed assets, net deferred tax assets, goodwill, 

trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, and certain other noncurrent assets.

Sales to Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl’s were substantially in  
the Innerwear and Outerwear segments and represented 26%, 
17% and 6% of total sales in 2010, respectively.

Worldwide sales by product category for Innerwear,  

Outerwear and Hosiery were $2,616,865, $1,485,152 and 
$224,696, respectively, in 2010. 

Depreciation and  
  amortization expense:

Innerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Outerwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Hosiery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Direct to Consumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Corporate  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Total depreciation and  

$ 35,095  
21,709  
2,627  
6,116  
2,096  
—  

67,643  
18,969  

$ 36,328  
21,988  
3,831  
5,621  
2,071  
169  

70,008  
26,747  

$   39,949 
25,092 
5,778 
3,713 
2,288 
802 

77,622 
37,523 

  amortization expense . . . . . . . . 

$ 86,612  

$ 96,755  

$ 115,145 

(19)  Geographic Area Information

United States   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Central America and the Caribbean Basin  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Canada   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Europe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Brazil  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
China  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

January 1, 2011 

Years Ended or at

January 2, 2010 

January 3, 2009

Sales 

$ 3,819,296  
77,104  
3,905  
96,543  
144,154  
66,543  
57,078  
15,246  
46,844  

$ 4,326,713  

Long-Lived  
Assets  

$ 176,035  
2,004  
265,625  
485  
5,159  
464  
792  
138,254  
42,436  

$ 631,254  

Sales  

$ 3,447,751  
65,832  
10,419  
94,037  
124,197  
59,679  
44,957  
10,197  
34,206  

$ 3,891,275  

Long-Lived 
Assets 

$ 185,821  
1,672  
260,564  
240  
5,084  
520  
678  
114,100  
34,147  

$ 602,826  

Sales 

$ 3,748,382  
68,453  
13,550  
98,251  
139,971  
93,560  
44,197  
9,397  
33,009  

$ 4,248,770  

Long-Lived
Assets

$ 237,841 
7,097 
232,625 
311 
4,817 
489 
500 
72,654 
31,855 

$ 588,189 

The net sales by geographic region is attributed by customer location. 

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(20)  Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Total

2010 
  Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Basic earnings per share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Diluted earnings per share   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
2009
  Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Basic earnings (loss) per share  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Diluted earnings (loss) per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$927,840  
327,430  
36,513  
0.38  
0.37  

$857,841  
257,876  
(19,328) 
(0.20) 
(0.20) 

$1,075,852  
374,806  
85,412  
0.89  
0.87  

$986,022  
327,391  
30,555  
0.32  
0.32  

$1,173,362  
363,875  
61,312  
0.64  
0.63  

$1,058,673  
356,680  
41,138  
0.43  
0.43  

$1,149,659  
348,658  
28,056  
0.29  
0.29  

$988,739  
323,327  
(1,082) 
(0.01) 
(0.01) 

$4,326,713 
1,414,769 
211,293 
2.19 
2.16 

$3,891,275 
1,265,274 
51,283 
0.54 
0.54 

The amounts above include the impact of restructuring as described in Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements.

(21)  Consolidating Financial Information

In accordance with the indenture governing the Company’s 
$500,000 Floating Rate Senior Notes issued on December 14, 
2006, the indenture governing the Company’s $500,000 8% 
Senior Notes issued on December 10, 2009 and the indenture 
governing the Company’s $1,000,000 6.375% Senior Notes  
issued on November 9, 2010 (together, the “Indentures”), 
certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have guaranteed the 
Company’s obligations under the Floating Rate Senior Notes, the 
8% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes, respectively. 
The following presents the condensed consolidating financial 
information separately for:

(i) Parent Company, the issuer of the guaranteed obligations. 
Parent Company includes Hanesbrands Inc. and its 100% owned 
operating divisions which are not legal entities, and excludes its 
subsidiaries which are legal entities;

(ii) Guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis, as specified 

in the Indentures;

(iii) Non-guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis;

(iv) Consolidating entries and eliminations representing 
adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between 
or among Parent Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the 
non-guarantor subsidiaries, (b) eliminate intercompany profit in 
inventory, (c) eliminate the investments in our subsidiaries and 
(d) record consolidating entries; and

(v) Parent Company, on a consolidated basis.
The Floating Rate Senior Notes, the 8% Senior Notes 
and the 6.375% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally 
guaranteed on a joint and several basis by each guarantor 
subsidiary, each of which is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, 
by Hanesbrands Inc. Each entity in the consolidating financial 
information follows the same accounting policies as described 
in the consolidated financial statements, except for the use by 
the Parent Company and guarantor subsidiaries of the equity 
method of accounting to reflect ownership interests in subsidiar-
ies which are eliminated upon consolidation.

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H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Consolidating Statement of Income Year Ended January 1, 2011

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,018,341  
3,268,900  
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 470,527  
187,657  

$ 3,025,488  
2,672,497  

$ (3,187,643) 
(3,217,110) 

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Operating profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

749,441  
793,210  

(43,769) 
396,080  
20,221  
138,746  

193,344  
(17,949) 

282,870  
99,636  

183,234  
155,925  
—  
(90) 

339,249  
27,625  

352,991  
116,713  

236,278  
—  
—  
11,584  

224,694  
12,762  

29,467  
1,022  

28,445  
(552,005) 
—  
(4) 

(523,556) 
—  

Consolidated

$ 4,326,713 
2,911,944 

1,414,769 
1,010,581 

404,188 
— 
20,221 
150,236 

233,731 
22,438 

  Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  211,293  

$ 311,624  

$  211,932  

$ 

(523,556) 

$  211,293 

Consolidating Statement of Income Year Ended January 2, 2010

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,911,759  
3,201,313  
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 429,717  
157,800  

$ 2,707,159  
2,402,017  

$ (3,157,360) 
(3,135,129) 

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Operating profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

710,446  
743,907  
48,319  

(81,780) 
294,200  
49,301  
123,760  

39,359  
(11,924) 

271,917  
88,993  
—  

182,924  
102,506  
—  
21,284  

264,146  
3,843  

305,142  
105,366  
5,569  

194,207  
—  
—  
18,235  

175,972  
15,074  

(22,231) 
2,264  
—  

(24,495) 
(396,706) 
—  
—  

(421,201) 
—  

Consolidated

$ 3,891,275 
2,626,001 

1,265,274 
940,530 
53,888 

270,856 
— 
49,301 
163,279 

58,276 
6,993 

  Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   51,283  

$ 260,303  

$  160,898  

$ 

(421,201) 

$   51,283 

Consolidating Statement of Income Year Ended January 3, 2009

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Net sales  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 4,456,838  
3,520,096  
Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 432,209  
169,115  

$ 2,839,424  
2,537,883  

$ (3,479,701) 
(3,355,674) 

  Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Operating profit (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Interest expense, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Income (loss) before income tax expense  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Income tax expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

936,742  
839,023  
34,313  

63,406  
170,714  
(634) 
103,919  

130,835  
3,666  

263,094  
76,139  
375  

186,580  
128,359  
—  
33,462  

281,477  
9,312  

301,541  
94,281  
15,575  

191,685  
—  
—  
17,696  

173,989  
22,890  

(124,027) 
164  
—  

(124,191) 
(299,073) 
—  
—  

(423,264) 
—  

Consolidated

$ 4,248,770 
2,871,420 

1,377,350 
1,009,607 
50,263 

317,480 
— 
(634)
155,077 

163,037 
35,868 

  Net income (loss)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  127,169  

$ 272,165  

$  151,099  

$ 

(423,264) 

$  127,169 

F-34 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet  
January 1, 2011

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $   17,535  
50,375  
Trade accounts receivable less allowances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
954,073  
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
255,880  
Deferred tax assets and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,277,863  

Property, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investments in subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred tax assets and other noncurrent assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

118,596  
16,006  
232,882  
1,542,231  
115,500  

$ 

  2,039  
35,256  
100,435  
13,480  

151,210  

47,842  
141,635  
124,214  
886,349  
350,862  

$ 

24,097  
417,612  
355,908  
8,894  

806,511  

464,816  
20,981  
73,048  
—  
146,859  

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

$ 

  —  
—  
(87,697) 
(216) 

(87,913) 

—  
—  
—  
(2,428,580) 
(210,910) 

Consolidated

$ 

  43,671 
503,243 
1,322,719 
278,038 

2,147,671 

631,254 
178,622 
430,144 
— 
402,311 

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,303,078  

$ 1,702,112  

$ 1,512,215  

$ (2,727,403) 

$ 3,790,002 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  243,169  
150,831  
Accrued liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
—  
Notes payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
—  
Current portion of debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total current liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

394,000  

Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other noncurrent liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Stockholders’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,990,735  
355,669  

2,740,404  
562,674  

$ 

  17,198  
55,502  
—  
—  

72,700  

—  
35,072  

107,772  
1,594,340  

$  152,002  
69,979  
50,678  
90,000  

362,659  

—  
16,502  

379,161  
1,133,054  

$ 

  —  
(9) 
—  
—  

(9) 

—  
—  

(9) 
(2,727,394) 

$  412,369 
276,303 
50,678 
90,000 

829,350 

1,990,735 
407,243 

3,227,328 
562,674 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 3,303,078  

$ 1,702,112  

$ 1,512,215  

$ (2,727,403) 

$ 3,790,002 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet  
January 2, 2010

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 
Trade accounts receivable less allowances  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred tax assets and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

12,805  
47,654  
838,685  
233,073  

$ 

Total current assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,132,217  

Property, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Trademarks and other identifiable intangibles, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Investments in subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Deferred tax assets and other noncurrent assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

154,476  
20,677  
232,882  
927,105  
371,287  

  1,646  
5,973  
52,165  
13,605  

73,389  

17,787  
109,833  
16,934  
730,159  
153,617  

$ 

24,492  
398,807  
291,062  
37,643  

752,004  

430,563  
5,704  
72,186  
—  
29,259  

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

$ 

  —  
(1,893) 
(132,708) 
(452) 

(135,053) 

—  
—  
—  
(1,657,264) 
(111,198) 

Consolidated

$ 

38,943 
450,541 
1,049,204 
283,869 

1,822,557 

602,826 
136,214 
322,002 
— 
442,965 

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 2,838,644  

$ 1,101,719  

$ 1,289,716  

$ (1,903,515) 

$ 3,326,564 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:
Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  172,802  
207,079  
Accrued liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
—  
Notes payable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
64,688  
Current portion of debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total current liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

444,569  

Long-term debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Other noncurrent liabilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Stockholders’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

1,727,547  
331,809  

2,503,925  
334,719  

$ 

  5,237  
22,902  
—  
—  

28,139  

—  
3,626  

31,765  
1,069,954  

$ 

88,285  
65,689  
66,681  
100,000  

320,655  

—  
45,597  

366,252  
923,464  

$ 

  85,647  
(35) 
—  
—  

85,612  

—  
4,291  

89,903  
(1,993,418) 

$  351,971 
295,635 
66,681 
164,688 

878,975 

1,727,547 
385,323 

2,991,845 
334,719 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 2,838,644  

$ 1,101,719  

$ 1,289,716  

$ (1,903,515) 

$ 3,326,564 

F-35

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows 
Year Ended January 1, 2011

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Consolidated

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  381,450  

$  162,475  

$ 

139,614  

$ (550,485) 

$  133,054 

Investing activities:

Purchases of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sales of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Financing activities:
  Borrowings on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayment of debt under 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Issuance of 6.375% Senior Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from stock options exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net transactions with related entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(25,813) 
—  
44,269  
(519) 

17,937  

—  
—  
(23,833) 
2,228,500  
(2,280,000) 
(750,000) 
1,000,000  
—  
—  
5,938  
1,639  
(576,901) 

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(394,657) 

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

—  

4,730  
12,805  

(11,403) 
(222,878) 
—  
—  

(234,281) 

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
72,199  

72,199  

—  

393  
1,646  

(69,024) 
—  
1,373  
—  

(67,651) 

1,394,782  
(1,411,295) 
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
207,290  
(217,290) 
—  
(46) 
(45,783) 

(72,342) 

(16) 

(395) 
24,492  

—  
—  
—  
—  

—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
550,485  

550,485  

—  

—  
—  

(106,240)
(222,878)
45,642 
(519)

(283,995)

1,394,782 
(1,411,295)
(23,833)
2,228,500 
(2,280,000)
(750,000)
1,000,000 
207,290 
(217,290)
5,938 
1,593 
— 

155,685 

(16)

4,728 
38,943 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

17,535  

$ 

  2,039  

$ 

  24,097  

$ 

  —  

$ 

  43,671 

F-36 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H AN E SBRANDS INC.  

2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows 
Year Ended January 2, 2010

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Consolidated

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  170,296  

$ 497,035  

$  140,743  

$ (393,570) 

$  414,504 

Investing activities:

Purchases of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sales of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Financing activities:
  Borrowings on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Incurrence of debt under 2009 Senior Secured Credit Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Payments to amend and refinance credit facilities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayment of debt under 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Issuance of 8% Senior Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repurchase of Floating Rate Senior Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from stock options exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net transactions with related entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(21,442) 
32,931  
(148) 

11,341  

—  
—  
750,000  
(71,826) 
2,034,026  
(1,982,526) 
(990,250) 
500,000  
(2,788) 
—  
—  
1,179  
(815) 
(422,042) 

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(185,042) 

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

—  

(3,405) 
16,210  

(8,036) 
—  
16  

(8,020) 

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
(450,000) 
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
(39,724) 

(489,724) 

—  

(709) 
2,355  

(97,347) 
5,034  
—  

(92,313) 

1,628,764  
(1,624,139) 
—  
(3,150) 
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
183,451  
(326,068) 
—  
(32) 
68,344  

(72,830) 

115  

(24,285) 
48,777  

—  
—  
148  

148  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
393,422  

393,422  

—  

—  
—  

(126,825)
37,965 
16 

(88,844)

1,628,764 
(1,624,139)
750,000 
(74,976)
2,034,026 
(1,982,526)
(1,440,250)
500,000 
(2,788)
183,451 
(326,068)
1,179 
(847)
— 

(354,174)

115 

(28,399)
67,342 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 

12,805  

$ 

1,646  

$ 

  24,492  

$ 

  —  

$ 

  38,943 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows 
Year Ended January 3, 2009

Parent 
Company 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Consolidating 
Entries and 
Eliminations 

Consolidated

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$  18,786  

$  139,463  

$  319,393  

$ (300,245) 

$  177,397 

Investing activities:

Purchases of property, plant and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from sales of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Net cash used in investing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Financing activities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
  Borrowings on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Payments to amend credit facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 Borrowings on revolving loan facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on revolving loan facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayment of debt under 2006 Senior Secured Credit Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repurchase of Floating Rate Senior Notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Borrowings on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Repayments on Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Proceeds from stock options exercised  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Stock repurchases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Transaction with Sara Lee Corporation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Net transactions with related entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(32,129) 
—  
20,612  
2,047  

(9,470) 

—  
—  
(48) 
791,000  
(791,000) 
(125,000) 
(4,354) 
—  
—  
2,191  
(30,275) 
18,000  
(395) 
62,299  

  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

(77,582) 

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

—  

(68,266) 
84,476  

(10,813) 
—  
38  
(91) 

(10,866) 

—  
—  
(10) 
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
(132,561) 

(132,571) 

—  

(3,974) 
6,329  

(144,015) 
(14,655) 
4,358  
(1,772) 

(156,084) 

602,627  
(560,066) 
(11) 
—  
—  
—  
—  
20,944  
(28,327) 
—  
—  
—  
(14) 
(230,811) 

(195,658) 

(2,305) 

(34,654) 
83,431  

—  
—  
—  
(828) 

(828) 

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
301,073  

301,073  

—  

—  
—  

(186,957)
(14,655)
25,008 
(644)

(177,248)

602,627 
(560,066)
(69)
791,000 
(791,000)
(125,000)
(4,354)
20,944 
(28,327)
2,191 
(30,275)
18,000 
(409)
— 

(104,738)

(2,305)

(106,894)
174,236 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$  16,210  

$ 

2,355  

$  48,777  

$ 

  —  

$  67,342 

(22)  Restructuring

The Company has restructured its supply chain over the past 

The reported results for 2010, 2009 and 2008 reflect amounts 

three years to create more efficient production clusters that 
utilize fewer, larger facilities and to balance production capabil-
ity between the Western Hemisphere and Asia. With its global 
supply chain infrastructure in place, the Company is focused 
long-term on optimizing its supply chain to further enhance 
efficiency, improve working capital and asset turns and reduce 
costs through several initiatives, such as supplier-managed  
inventory for raw materials and sourced goods ownership  
arrangements. The Company consolidated its distribution 
network by implementing new warehouse management 
systems and technology and adding new distribution centers and 
new third-party logistics providers to replace parts of its legacy 
distribution network, including relocating distribution capacity to 
its West Coast distribution facility in California in order to expand 
capacity for goods it sources from Asia. 

recognized for restructuring actions, including the impact of 
certain actions that were completed for amounts more favorable 
than previously estimated. The impact of restructuring efforts on 
income before income tax expense is summarized as follows:

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

Restructuring programs:
  Year ended January 2, 2010  

  restructuring actions . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ —  

$ 46,216  

$ 

  — 

  Year ended January 3, 2009  

  restructuring actions . . . . . . . . . . . 

  Year ended December 29, 2007  

  restructuring actions . . . . . . . . . . . 
  Six months ended December 30, 2006 
  and prior restructuring actions  . . . 

—  

—  

—  

$ —  

17,833  

87,117 

4,631  

8,661 

1,068  

(2,971)

$ 69,748  

$ 92,807 

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2 010  AN N UAL RE P ORT  ON FORM  10- K 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

The following table illustrates where the costs associated 

Year Ended January 2, 2010 Actions

with these actions are recognized in the Consolidated State-
ments of Income:

Cost of sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Selling, general and  

administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

$ —  

$ 12,776  

$ 42,558 

—  
—  

3,084  
53,888  

(14)
50,263 

$ —  

$ 69,748  

$ 92,807 

Components of the restructuring actions are as follows:

Accelerated depreciation. . . . . . . . . . . . 
Inventory write-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Fixed asset impairments  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Employee termination and  

other benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Noncancelable lease and other  
contractual obligations  
and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Years Ended

January 1, 
2011 

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

$ —  
—  
—  

$ 11,725  
4,135  
7,503  

$ 23,848  
18,696  
8,993  

—  

23,941  

34,409  

—  

$ —  

22,444  

6,861  

$ 69,748  

$ 92,807  

Rollforward of accrued restructuring is as follows:

Beginning accrual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Restructuring expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Cash payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
Adjustments to  

restructuring expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 

January 1, 
2011 

$  22,399  
—  
(16,357) 

Years Ended

January 2, 
2010 

January 3, 
2009

$  21,793   $  23,350 
49,198 
(41,185)

45,720  
(42,282) 

—  

(2,832) 

(9,570)

Ending accrual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

$ 

6,042  

$  22,399   $  21,793 

The accrual balance as of January 1, 2011 is comprised of 
$6,036 in current accrued liabilities and $6 in other noncurrent 
liabilities. The $6,036 in current accrued liabilities consists of 
$2,713 for employee termination and other benefits and $3,323 
for noncancelable lease and other contractual obligations. The $6 
in other noncurrent liabilities primarily consists of noncancelable 
lease and other contractual obligations. 

Adjustments to previous estimates resulted from actual 

costs to settle obligations being lower than expected. The 
adjustments were reflected in the “Restructuring” line of the 
Consolidated Statements of Income. 

During 2009, the Company approved actions to close 
eight manufacturing facilities, three distribution centers, a yarn 
warehouse and a cotton warehouse in the Dominican Republic, 
the United States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Puerto Rico and 
Canada, and eliminate an aggregate of approximately 4,100 
positions in those countries and El Salvador. The production 
capacity represented by the manufacturing facilities has been 
primarily relocated to lower cost locations in Asia, Central 
America and the Caribbean Basin. The distribution capacity has 
been relocated to the Company’s West Coast distribution center 
in California in order to expand capacity for goods the Company 
sources from Asia. In addition, approximately 300 management 
and administrative positions were eliminated, with the majority 
of these positions based in the United States. The Company 
recorded charges of $46,216 in 2009, related to these actions. 
The Company recognized $25,038 for employee termination and 
other benefits recognized in accordance with benefit plans previ-
ously communicated to the affected employee group, $9,204 for 
accelerated depreciation of buildings and equipment, $6,071 for 
noncancelable lease and other contractual obligations related to 
the closure of certain manufacturing facilities, $3,529 for fixed 
asset impairments related to the closure of certain manufactur-
ing facilities, $1,635 for write-offs of stranded raw materials and 
work in process inventory determined not to be salvageable or 
cost-effective to relocate related to the closure of certain manu-
facturing facilities and $739 for other exit costs. These charges 
are reflected in the “Restructuring,” “Cost of sales” and “Selling, 
general and administrative expenses” lines of the Consolidated 
Statements of Income. As of January 1, 2011, the severance 
obligation remaining in accrued restructuring on the Consolidated 
Balance Sheet was $1,928. The noncancelable lease and other 
contractual obligations remaining in accrued restructuring on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2011 was $192.
During 2009, the Company ceased making its own yarn 
and now sources all of its yarn requirements from large-scale 
yarn suppliers. The Company entered into an agreement with 
Parkdale America, LLC (“Parkdale America”) under which the 
Company agreed to sell or lease assets related to operations 
at the Company’s four yarn manufacturing facilities to Parkdale 
America. The transaction closed in October 2009 and resulted 
in Parkdale America operating three of the four facilities. As 
discussed above, the Company approved an action to close the 
fourth yarn manufacturing facility, as well as a yarn warehouse 
and a cotton warehouse. The Company also entered into a yarn 
purchase agreement with Parkdale America and Parkdale Mills, 
LLC (together with Parkdale America, “Parkdale”). Under this 
agreement, which has an initial term of six years, Parkdale will 
produce and sell to the Company a substantial amount of the 
Company’s Western Hemisphere yarn requirements. During the 
first two years of the term, Parkdale will also produce and sell to 
the Company a substantial amount of the yarn requirements of 
the Company’s Nanjing, China textile facility.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Years ended January 1, 2011, January 2, 2010 and January 3, 2009 (amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Year Ended December 29, 2007 Restructuring Actions

During 2007, the Company, in connection with its consolida-

tion and globalization strategy, approved actions to close 16 
manufacturing facilities and three distribution centers in the 
Dominican Republic, Mexico, the United States, Brazil and 
Canada. All actions were substantially completed within a 
12-month period. The net impact of these actions was to reduce 
income before income tax expense by $70,050 in the year 
ended December 29, 2007. As of January 1, 2011, there was 
no remaining severance obligation on the Consolidated Balance 
Sheet. The lease termination and other contractual obligations 
remaining in accrued restructuring on the Consolidated Balance 
Sheet as of January 1, 2011 was $48.

During 2008, the Company recognized additional restructur-
ing charges associated with plant closures announced in 2007, 
resulting in a decrease of $8,661 to net income before income 
tax expense. The Company recognized charges of $10,484 for 
accelerated depreciation of buildings and equipment associated 
with plant closures and charges of $661 for lease termination 
costs, other contractual obligations and other restructuring 
related expenses. The additional charges are reflected in the 
“Cost of sales,” “Selling, general and administrative expenses” 
and “Restructuring” lines of the Consolidated Statements  
of Income.

During 2008, certain actions were completed for amounts 
more favorable than originally estimated, resulting in an increase 
of $2,484 to income before income tax expense. The $2,484 
consists of a credit for employee termination and other benefits 
and resulted from actual costs to settle obligations being lower 
than expected. The adjustment is reflected in the “Restructur-
ing” line of the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

During 2009, the Company recognized additional restructur-
ing charges associated with plant closures announced in 2007, 
resulting in a decrease of $4,631 to income before income tax 
expense. In 2009, the Company recognized charges of $4,222 
for accelerated depreciation of buildings and equipment associ-
ated with plant closures and $409 for other exit costs. These 
charges are reflected in the “Restructuring,” “Cost of sales” 
and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” lines of the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

Year Ended January 3, 2009 Actions

During 2008, the Company approved actions to close 11 
manufacturing facilities and three distribution centers and elimi-
nate approximately 6,800 positions in Mexico, the United States, 
Costa Rica, Honduras and El Salvador. The production capacity 
represented by the manufacturing facilities has been relocated 
to lower cost locations in Asia, Central America and the Carib-
bean Basin. The distribution capacity has been relocated to the 
Company’s West Coast distribution facility in California in order 
to expand capacity for goods the Company sources from Asia. 
In addition, approximately 200 management and administrative 
positions were eliminated, with the majority of these positions 
based in the United States. All actions were substantially com-
pleted within a 12-month period. The Company recorded charges 
of $87,117 in the year ended January 3, 2009. The Company 
recognized $37,190 which represents employee termination and 
other benefits recognized in accordance with benefit plans previ-
ously communicated to the affected employee group, $18,696 
for write-offs of stranded raw materials and work in process 
inventory determined not to be salvageable or cost-effective to 
relocate related to the closure of certain manufacturing facilities, 
$14,457 for accelerated depreciation of buildings and equipment, 
$8,495 for noncancelable leases, other contractual obligations 
and other charges related to the closure of certain manufacturing 
facilities and $8,279 for fixed asset impairments related to the 
closure of certain manufacturing facilities. These charges are 
reflected in the “Restructuring,” “Cost of sales” and “Selling, 
general and administrative expenses” lines of the Consolidated 
Statement of Income. As of January 1, 2011, the severance 
obligation remaining in accrued restructuring on the Consoli-
dated Balance Sheet was $785. The lease termination and other 
contractual obligations remaining in accrued restructuring on the 
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of January 1, 2011 was $3,089.
During 2009, the Company recognized additional charges, 

as well as credits for certain actions which were completed for 
amounts more favorable than previously estimated, associated 
with facility closures announced in 2008, resulting in a decrease 
of $17,833 to income before income tax expense. In 2009, the 
Company recognized charges of $7,628 for noncancelable lease 
and other contractual obligations associated with plant closures 
announced in 2008, charges of $7,620 for other exit costs, 
charges of $2,732 for fixed asset impairments related to the 
closure of certain manufacturing facilities and charges of $2,411 
for write-offs of stranded raw materials and work in process 
inventory determined not to be salvageable or cost-effective to 
relocate related to the closure of certain manufacturing facilities. 
The Company recognized credits of $836 for employee termina-
tion and other benefits resulting from actual costs to settle 
obligations being lower than expected and credits of $1,722 to 
accelerated depreciation as a result of proceeds from sales of 
fixed assets to which accelerated depreciation was previously 
charged exceeding previous estimates. These charges and 
credits are reflected in the “Restructuring,” and “Cost of sales” 
and “Selling, general and administrative expenses” lines of the 
Consolidated Statements of Income.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION

STOCK  LISTING
HanesBrands common stock  
is traded on the New York  
Stock Exchange. Our ticker  
symbol is HBI.

PRINCIPAL  OFFICES
1000 East Hanes Mill Road 
Winston-Salem, NC 27105 
Phone: (336) 519-8080

INVESTOR  RELATIONS
HanesBrands 
Investor Relations 
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Winston-Salem, NC 27105  
Phone: (336) 519-7130  
E-mail: ir@hanesbrands.com

TRANSFER  AGENT
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Phone: (312) 360-5212  
or (800) 697-8592

Website:  
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investor

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Overnight Mail:  
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ADDITIONAL  
SHAREHOLDER  
INFORMATION

Additional information about 
HanesBrands is available to  
interested parties free of charge  
and is made available periodically 
throughout the year. The  
materials include quarterly  
earnings statements, significant 
news releases, and Forms 10-K, 
10-Q and 8-K, which are filed 
with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. You may find  
this information and other  
information on the Internet  
at www.hanesbrands.com.  
Printed copies of these materials 
may be requested by writing: 

HanesBrands 
Investor Relations 
1000 East Hanes Mill Road 
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CORPORATE WEBSITE

www.hanesbrands.com

DIRECT  TO  CONSUMERS
It’s easy to buy comfortable,  
good-looking and affordable 
HanesBrands apparel products.  
In addition to leading retailers, 
consumers may purchase  
products from our catalogs,  
our commercial websites, and 
more than 200 company-owned 
stores across the United States.

BUY OUR PRODUCTS ONLINE

www.hanes.com (Hanes),  
www.championusa.com  
(Champion), www.onehanes  - 
place.com (various brands),  
www.jms.com ( Just My Size, 
Playtex, Bali). 

By referring to our websites,  
we do not incorporate our  
websites or their contents  
into this Annual Report.

CATALOGS

To receive a free copy of our  
most recent brand catalogs,  
call (800) 671-1674.

ABOUT  THIS  REPORT
HanesBrands is committed to the 
effective stewardship of energy 
and environmental resources as 
well as conservation of natural 
resources to the benefit of the 
company and society. The cover 
and body of this annual report is 
printed entirely on FSC-certified 
paper. The cover pages are  
printed on Mohawk Options, 
a 100 percent post-consumer 
recycled and acid-free paper  
stock manufactured entirely 
with wind-generated electricity. 
The body of this annual report 
is printed on Domtar paper 
manufactured using 10 percent 
post-consumer waste. Typeset-
ting the body of the report, which 
enhances the presentation of the 
content, reduced the printed page 
count by 31 percent compared 
with the document filed  
electronically with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission.  

HANESBRANDS  AT  A  GLANCE

REVENUES 

$4.3 billion 

EMPLOYEES 

55,500 in more than 25 countries

PRODUCTS 

 Basic innerwear and outerwear apparel including T-shirts, male underwear,  
intimate apparel, socks, sheer hosiery, fleece and other activewear and casualwear items.

CUSTOMERS 

BRANDS 

 All channels of trade, including dollar-store, mass-merchandise, mid-tier,  
department-store and club channels, as well as direct to consumers via catalogs,  
the Internet and company-owned retail stores

 Some of the largest and strongest apparel brands around the world, including Hanes,  
Champion, Playtex, Bali, Just My Size, L’eggs, barely there, Wonderbra, Gear For Sports, 
Stedman, Zorba, Outer Banks, Rinbros, Sol y Oro and Duofold

MARKETS 

 7 key growth markets around the world:  
United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, China and India

CORPORATE  SOCIAL  RESPONSIBILITY  LEADERSHIP

HanesBrands	is	making	a	difference.	
We	are	proud	to	be	an	award-winning	leader	in	environmental	and	social	responsibility,		

protecting	our	world	for	future	generations	through	a	culture	of	integrity.

®

In	Central	America,	more	than	1,100	employees	
are	seeking	their	high	school	diplomas		
with	our	help.	Above,	the	first	graduating		
class	celebrates.

Our	corporate	social	responsibility	website		
is	a	public	record	of	the	details	and		
data	behind	our	achievements.		
Visit	www.HanesBrandsCSR.com.	

We	use	EcoSmart®	polyester	fibers	made		
from	recycled	plastic	bottles	and	EcoSmart	
cotton	yarn	made	from	recycled	fabric	waste	
in	specially-marked	Hanes	products.

LEADERSHIP  IN  USE  OF  CLEAN,  

DOUBLE-DIGIT  REDUCTION  

CARBON  REDUCTION 

RENEWABLE  ENERGY

IN  CARBON  EMISSIONS

More	than	30	percent	of	the	energy	we	

We	have	reduced	our	carbon	emissions		

use	comes	from	innovative	renewable	

by	27	percent	per	garment	produced	

sources	that	limit	carbon	emissions.

since	2007	by	using	more	clean	energy	

PROTECTING  WORKERS’  RIGHTS

and	being	more	efficient.	

HanesBrands	has	a	leading	worldwide	

CONSERVING  WATER

social	compliance	program	that	is		

We	have	reduced	our	water	usage	by		

accredited	by	the	Fair	Labor	Association,		

28	percent	per	garment	produced		

a	nonprofit	workers’	rights	organization.	

since	2007.

(kg of CO2

  per manufactured unit 1)

.30

.15

–2%

–13%

–15%

07

08

09

10

1  Excludes	yarn	production,	which	is	no	longer		
	 produced	by	HanesBrands

We	rank	No.	91	on	Newsweek	magazine’s	
list	of	500	greenest	U.S.	companies,	and	our	
energy	conservation	efforts	have	earned	us		
the	U.S.	Environmental	Protection	Agency’s	
Energy	Star	Partner	of	the	Year	award	for		
two	consecutive	years.

We	recycle	more	than		
70	percent	of	our	waste,	
reducing	the	need	for		
landfills	and	raising	money		
to	fund	community		
improvement	projects.	

HanesBrands’	strong	consumer	brands	and	worldwide		

supply	chain	support	expansion	initiatives	around	the	world	

in	the	company’s	7	core	growth	geographies.

	1000	East	Hanes	Mill	Road	
	Winston-Salem,	NC	27105	
	(336)	519-8080	
	www.hanesbrands.com

COMPANY	 MARKET	 SHARE1	AND	 GDP	 RANKINGS2

UNITED  STATES

CANADA

MEXICO

BRAZIL

#	1	
Intimate	apparel,		
	 		 male	underwear,	
socks,	fleece
#	2	 Outerwear	T-shirts	
# 1	 World	GDP	Rank	

#	2	
Intimate	apparel,	
	 		 male	underwear
# 14	 World	GDP	Rank

#	1	
Intimate	apparel,	
	 		 male	underwear
# 11	 World	GDP	Rank

#	1	 Male	underwear
#	7	 World	GDP	Rank

JAPAN

CHINA

INDIA

#	4	 Activewear
#	5	 Male	underwear	
# 3	 World	GDP	Rank

N/A	 Emerging	market	share
# 2	 World	GDP	Rank

N/A	 Emerging	market	share
# 4	 World	GDP	Rank

1	 Unit	market	share	sources:	NPD		
	 Group,	NPD	Group	Canada,	Reliable	
	 Sources	Mfg	Shipments,	IBOPE		
	 Pantry	Check,	Yano	Research,	and		
	 HanesBrands	research

2	 Estimates	of	2010	Gross	Domestic		
	 Product:	CIA	“The	World	Factbook”

A  STRONG  PORTFOLIO  OF  GREAT  BRANDS  AROUND  THE  WORLD

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