SEGMENT REPORTING

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT REPORTING

SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company's two operating segments are brand-based: Hollister and Abercrombie, the latter of which includes the Company’s Abercrombie & Fitch and abercrombie kids brands. These operating segments have similar economic characteristics, classes of consumers, products, production and distribution methods, operate in the same regulatory environments, and have been aggregated into one reportable segment.

The Company’s net sales by operating segment for Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015
Hollister	$	2,038,598	$	1,839,716	$	1,877,688
Abercrombie	1,454,092		1,487,024		1,640,992
Total	$	3,492,690	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680

The Company’s net sales by geographic area for Fiscal 2017, Fiscal 2016 and Fiscal 2015 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016		Fiscal 2015
United States	$	2,208,618	$	2,123,808	$	2,282,040
Europe	811,664		768,630		832,923
Other	472,408		434,302		403,717
Total	$	3,492,690	$	3,326,740	$	3,518,680

The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic area as of February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016 were as follows:

(in thousands)	February 3, 2018		January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016
United States	$	494,132	$	543,923	$	548,983
Europe	192,133		215,124		263,977
Other	78,064		92,783		109,275
Total	$	764,329	$	851,830	$	922,235