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

12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

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 2019, Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2019		Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017
Hollister	$	2,158,514	$	2,152,538	$	2,038,598
Abercrombie	1,464,559		1,437,571		1,454,092
Total	$	3,623,073	$	3,590,109	$	3,492,690

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 2019, Fiscal 2018 and Fiscal 2017 were as follows:

(in thousands)	Fiscal 2019		Fiscal 2018		Fiscal 2017
United States	$	2,410,802	$	2,321,700	$	2,208,618
Europe	753,116		780,918		811,664
Other	459,155		487,491		472,408
Total	$	3,623,073	$	3,590,109	$	3,492,690