Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2017

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 twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 29, 2017		July 30, 2016		July 29, 2017		July 30, 2016
Hollister	$	446,639	$	420,084	$	821,315	$	782,231
Abercrombie	332,682		363,076		619,105		686,412
Total	$	779,321	$	783,160	$	1,440,420	$	1,468,643

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 twenty-six weeks ended July 29, 2017 and July 30, 2016.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Twenty-six Weeks Ended
(in thousands)	July 29, 2017		July 30, 2016		July 29, 2017		July 30, 2016
United States	$	470,280	$	478,755	$	879,347	$	904,184
Europe	195,895		193,070		350,880		354,527
Other	113,146		111,335		210,193		209,932
Total	$	779,321	$	783,160	$	1,440,420	$	1,468,643