Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Nov. 03, 2018
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. The Company’s 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 the amount of loss, or range of loss is reasonably estimable. The Company also determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that a loss is reasonably possible and it is able to determine such estimates. Based on currently available information, the Company cannot estimate a range of reasonably possible losses in excess of these accrued charges for legal contingencies. In addition, the Company has not established accruals for certain claims and legal proceedings pending against the Company where it is not possible to reasonably estimate the outcome of or potential liability, and cannot estimate a range of reasonably possible losses for these legal matters. Actual liabilities may differ from the amounts recorded, due to uncertainties regarding final settlement agreement negotiations, court approvals and the terms of any approval by the courts, and there can be no assurance that final resolution of legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company’s assessment of the current exposure could change in the event of the discovery of additional facts. Certain legal matters The Company was 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 in 2013, alleged 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 were certified, and the matter was before a U.S. District Court of California. The second lawsuit, filed in 2015, alleged 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 sought to pursue such claims on a class and collective basis. On December 12, 2017, a U.S. District Court of California granted the parties’ stipulation to transfer and combine the first-filed lawsuit with the second-filed lawsuit then pending before a U.S. District Court of Ohio. Both matters were mediated and the parties signed a settlement with a maximum potential payment of $25.0 million subject to a claim process. On February 16, 2018, a U.S. District Court of Ohio granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and ordered that notice of the proposed settlement be given to the absent members of the settlement class. On November 7, 2018, the U.S. District Court of Ohio granted final approval of the proposed settlement, which will result in a full and final settlement of all claims in both lawsuits on a class-wide basis for an ultimate settlement amount of approximately $10.1 million, to be paid by the Company in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018, based on the actual claims made by members of the class. As of November 3, 2018, the Company had accrued charges for this payment obligation of $10.1 million, classified within accrued expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company was a defendant in certain other class action lawsuits filed by former associates of the Company. These lawsuits, assigned to the same judge in a U.S. District Court of California, alleged non-exempt hourly associates of the Company were not properly compensated, in violation of federal and California law, for call-in practices requiring associates to engage in certain pre-shift activities in order to determine whether they should report to work and the Company’s alleged failure to pay reporting time pay and all wages earned at termination. In addition, these lawsuits included derivative claims alleging inaccurate wage statements and unfair competition under California state law on behalf of non-exempt hourly associates. One of these lawsuits was mediated and the parties involved have signed a $9.6 million settlement agreement, which was preliminary approved by a U.S. District Court of California. On November 20, 2018 the U.S. District Court of California granted final approval of the proposed settlement, which will result in a full and final settlement of all claims made therein for an ultimate settlement amount of $9.6 million, to be paid by the Company in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018. The ultimate settlement amount could be subject to appeal from class members. As of November 3, 2018, the Company had accrued charges for this legal contingency of $9.6 million, classified within accrued expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There can be no absolute assurance of the ultimate outcome of this litigation.

CONTINGENCIES

The Company is a defendant in lawsuits and other adversary proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s 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 the amount of loss, or range of loss is reasonably estimable. The Company also determines estimates of reasonably possible losses or ranges of reasonably possible losses in excess of related accrued liabilities, if any, when it has determined that a loss is reasonably possible and it is able to determine such estimates. Based on currently available information, the Company cannot estimate a range of reasonably possible losses in excess of these accrued charges for legal contingencies. In addition, the Company has not established accruals for certain claims and legal proceedings pending against the Company where it is not possible to reasonably estimate the outcome of or potential liability, and cannot estimate a range of reasonably possible losses for these legal matters.

Actual liabilities may differ from the amounts recorded, due to uncertainties regarding final settlement agreement negotiations, court approvals and the terms of any approval by the courts, and there can be no assurance that final resolution of legal matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The Company’s assessment of the current exposure could change in the event of the discovery of additional facts.

Certain legal matters

The Company was 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 in 2013, alleged 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 were certified, and the matter was before a U.S. District Court of California. The second lawsuit, filed in 2015, alleged 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 sought to pursue such claims on a class and collective basis. On December 12, 2017, a U.S. District Court of California granted the parties’ stipulation to transfer and combine the first-filed lawsuit with the second-filed lawsuit then pending before a U.S. District Court of Ohio. Both matters were mediated and the parties signed a settlement with a maximum potential payment of $25.0 million subject to a claim process. On February 16, 2018, a U.S. District Court of Ohio granted preliminary approval of the proposed settlement and ordered that notice of the proposed settlement be given to the absent members of the settlement class. On November 7, 2018, the U.S. District Court of Ohio granted final approval of the proposed settlement, which will result in a full and final settlement of all claims in both lawsuits on a class-wide basis for an ultimate settlement amount of approximately $10.1 million, to be paid by the Company in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018, based on the actual claims made by members of the class. As of November 3, 2018, the Company had accrued charges for this payment obligation of $10.1 million, classified within accrued expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company was a defendant in certain other class action lawsuits filed by former associates of the Company. These lawsuits, assigned to the same judge in a U.S. District Court of California, alleged non-exempt hourly associates of the Company were not properly compensated, in violation of federal and California law, for call-in practices requiring associates to engage in certain pre-shift activities in order to determine whether they should report to work and the Company’s alleged failure to pay reporting time pay and all wages earned at termination. In addition, these lawsuits included derivative claims alleging inaccurate wage statements and unfair competition under California state law on behalf of non-exempt hourly associates. One of these lawsuits was mediated and the parties involved have signed a $9.6 million settlement agreement, which was preliminary approved by a U.S. District Court of California. On November 20, 2018 the U.S. District Court of California granted final approval of the proposed settlement, which will result in a full and final settlement of all claims made therein for an ultimate settlement amount of $9.6 million, to be paid by the Company in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018. The ultimate settlement amount could be subject to appeal from class members. As of November 3, 2018, the Company had accrued charges for this legal contingency of $9.6 million, classified within accrued expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There can be no absolute assurance of the ultimate outcome of this litigation.