SEGMENT REPORTING Reconciliation of Revenue from External Customers to Consolidated (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Sales by Brand [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by operating segment for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014.

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2014
Abercrombie	$	1,487,024	$	1,640,992	$	1,771,299
Hollister	1,839,716		1,877,688		1,947,869
Other (1)	—		—		24,862
Total	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680	$	3,744,030

⁽¹⁾   Represents net sales from the Company’s Gilly Hicks operations.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the Company’s net sales by geographic area for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014.

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015		Fiscal 2014
United States	$	2,123,808	$	2,282,040	$	2,408,427
Europe	768,630		832,923		959,981
Other	434,302		403,717		375,622
Total	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680	$	3,744,030