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

12 Months Ended

Feb. 03, 2018

Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Sales by Brand [Table Text Block]

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

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

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