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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
12 Months Ended
Feb. 03, 2018
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net consisted of:
(in thousands)
February 3, 2018
 
January 28, 2017
Land
$
36,875

 
$
36,875

Buildings
288,977

 
282,564

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
688,529

 
691,918

Information technology
523,429

 
480,352

Leasehold improvements
1,271,170

 
1,224,398

Construction in progress
10,773

 
54,080

Other
1,956

 
1,952

Total
2,821,709

 
2,772,139

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(2,083,527
)
 
(1,947,401
)
Property and equipment, net
$
738,182

 
$
824,738



For Fiscal 2017, the Company incurred store asset impairment charges of $14.4 million, primarily related to certain of the Company's international Abercrombie & Fitch stores in Germany, Spain, Italy and Hong Kong.

For Fiscal 2016, the Company incurred store asset impairment charges of $7.9 million, primarily related to the Company’s abercrombie kids flagship store in London.

For Fiscal 2015, the Company incurred store asset impairment charges of $18.2 million, primarily related to the Company’s Abercrombie & Fitch flagship store in Hong Kong and the removal of certain store fixtures in connection with changes to the Abercrombie and Hollister store experiences.

The Company had $38.7 million and $35.6 million of construction project assets in property and equipment, net at February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, respectively, related to the construction of buildings in certain lease arrangements where the Company is deemed to be the owner of the construction project.

Refer to Note 2, SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Property and equipment, net,” for discussion regarding significant accounting policies related to the Company’s property and equipment, net.