Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	CONTINGENCIES The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and other adversary proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Legal costs incurred in connection with the resolution of claims and lawsuits are generally expensed as incurred, and the Company establishes estimated liabilities for the outcome of litigation where losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s assessment of the current exposure could change in the event of the discovery of additional facts. As of October 28, 2017, the Company had accrued charges of approximately $15.9 million for certain legal contingencies, which are classified within other current liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Actual liabilities may differ from the amounts recorded, and there can be no assurance that final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. There are certain claims and legal proceedings pending against the Company for which accruals have not been established. The Company is a defendant in two separate class action lawsuits filed by former associates of the Company who are represented by the same counsel. The first lawsuit, filed on September 16, 2013, alleges failure to indemnify business expenses and a series of derivative claims for compelled patronization, inaccurate wage statements, waiting time penalties, minimum wage violations and unfair competition under California state law on behalf of all non-exempt hourly associates at Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks stores in California. Four subclasses of associates have since been certified, and the matter is now before the United States (“U.S.”) District Court for the Central District of California. The second lawsuit, filed on December 15, 2015, alleges that associates were required to purchase uniforms without reimbursement in violation of federal law, and laws of the states of New York, Florida and Massachusetts, as well as derivative putative state law claims and seeks to pursue such claims on a class and collective basis. This matter is now before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and is stayed pending mediation. Both matters have been mediated, and the parties have reached a framework for settling both cases on a class-wide basis through a proposed $25.0 million claims-made settlement agreement. The parties continue to negotiate the details of the proposed settlement, and the ultimate settlement amount is dependent upon the actual claims made by members of the classes and is also subject to the approval of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of $11.1 million within marketing, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) during the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017 and has a total estimated liability of $13.1 million as of October 28, 2017 related to the proposed settlement. The estimated liability represents what the Company believes to be a reasonable estimate of the loss exposure related to these matters and is included in the accrued charges disclosed above. The ultimate outcome of these matters may differ from the Company’s estimated loss exposure, due to uncertainties regarding final settlement agreement negotiations, actual claims rate experience, and court approvals. The Company may be subject to an incremental loss of as much as $11.9 million, and there can be no absolute assurance that a settlement will be finalized and approved or of the ultimate outcome of the litigation.

CONTINGENCIES

The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and other adversary proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Legal costs incurred in connection with the resolution of claims and lawsuits are generally expensed as incurred, and the Company establishes estimated liabilities for the outcome of litigation where losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. The Company’s assessment of the current exposure could change in the event of the discovery of additional facts. As of October 28, 2017, the Company had accrued charges of approximately $15.9 million for certain legal contingencies, which are classified within other current liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Actual liabilities may differ from the amounts recorded, and there can be no assurance that final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. There are certain claims and legal proceedings pending against the Company for which accruals have not been established.

The Company is a defendant in two separate class action lawsuits filed by former associates of the Company who are represented by the same counsel. The first lawsuit, filed on September 16, 2013, alleges failure to indemnify business expenses and a series of derivative claims for compelled patronization, inaccurate wage statements, waiting time penalties, minimum wage violations and unfair competition under California state law on behalf of all non-exempt hourly associates at Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks stores in California. Four subclasses of associates have since been certified, and the matter is now before the United States (“U.S.”) District Court for the Central District of California. The second lawsuit, filed on December 15, 2015, alleges that associates were required to purchase uniforms without reimbursement in violation of federal law, and laws of the states of New York, Florida and Massachusetts, as well as derivative putative state law claims and seeks to pursue such claims on a class and collective basis. This matter is now before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and is stayed pending mediation. Both matters have been mediated, and the parties have reached a framework for settling both cases on a class-wide basis through a proposed $25.0 million claims-made settlement agreement. The parties continue to negotiate the details of the proposed settlement, and the ultimate settlement amount is dependent upon the actual claims made by members of the classes and is also subject to the approval of a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Company incurred a pre-tax charge of $11.1 million within marketing, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) during the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2017 and has a total estimated liability of $13.1 million as of October 28, 2017 related to the proposed settlement. The estimated liability represents what the Company believes to be a reasonable estimate of the loss exposure related to these matters and is included in the accrued charges disclosed above. The ultimate outcome of these matters may differ from the Company’s estimated loss exposure, due to uncertainties regarding final settlement agreement negotiations, actual claims rate experience, and court approvals. The Company may be subject to an incremental loss of as much as $11.9 million, and there can be no absolute assurance that a settlement will be finalized and approved or of the ultimate outcome of the litigation.