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

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2019

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 2018, Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2016 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016
Hollister	$	2,152,538	$	2,038,598	$	1,839,716
Abercrombie	1,437,571		1,454,092		1,487,024
Total	$	3,590,109	$	3,492,690	$	3,326,740

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 2018, Fiscal 2017 and Fiscal 2016 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016
United States	$	2,321,700	$	2,208,618	$	2,123,808
Europe	780,918		811,664		768,630
Other	487,491		472,408		434,302
Total	$	3,590,109	$	3,492,690	$	3,326,740