Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenue from External Customers by Operating Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by operating segment for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
Abercrombie	$	358,255	$	411,259	$	1,044,667	$	1,131,626
Hollister	463,479		467,313		1,245,710		1,274,124
Total	$	821,734	$	878,572	$	2,290,377	$	2,405,750

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by geographic area for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 29, 2016 and October 31, 2015.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 29, 2016		October 31, 2015
United States	$	531,449	$	572,736	$	1,435,633	$	1,536,151
Europe	187,184		206,538		541,711		572,772
Other	103,101		99,298		313,033		296,827
Total	$	821,734	$	878,572	$	2,290,377	$	2,405,750