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Segment Reporting
9 Months Ended
Oct. 29, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
SEGMENT REPORTING

2. SEGMENT REPORTING

 

The Company determines its operating segments on the same basis that it uses to evaluate performance internally. Operating segments have been aggregated and are reported as one reportable segment because they have similar economic characteristics and meet the required aggregation criteria. The Company believes its operating segments may be aggregated for financial reporting purposes because they are similar in each of the following areas: class of consumer, economic characteristics, nature of products, nature of production processes, and distribution methods.

 

Geographic Information

 

Financial information relating to the Company's operations by geographic area is as follows:

 

Net Sales:

 

Net sales includes net merchandise sales through stores and direct-to-consumer operations, including shipping and handling revenue. Net sales are reported by geographic area based on the location of the customer.

 

             
  Thirteen Weeks Ended  Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended 
(in thousands):October 29, 2011 October 30, 2010  October 29, 2011October 30, 2010 
United States$ 820,188 $ 721,950 $ 2,146,029 $ 1,903,329 
Europe  193,566   110,044   528,429   278,142 
Other  62,102   53,785   154,833   137,910 
Total$ 1,075,856 $ 885,778 $ 2,829,292 $ 2,319,381 
             
             
Long-Lived Assets:            
             
             
(in thousands):October 29, 2011 January 29, 2011       
United States$ 883,731 $ 959,777       
Europe  335,652   169,313       
Other  163,324   127,741       
Total$ 1,382,707 $ 1,256,831       
             

Long-lived assets in the table above include primarily property and equipment (net), store supplies and lease deposits.