Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		May 01, 2021	May 02, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Single lease cost	[1]	$ 69,752	$ 93,492
Variable lease cost	[2]	23,166	27,901
Operating lease right-of-use asset impairment	[3]	2,464	35,008
Sublease Income	[4]	(1,093)	0
Operating lease cost		94,289	156,401
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability		4,856	35,182
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities		145,052	$ 66,510
LesseeOperatingLeaseLeasesNotYetCommencedLiability		4,500
Rent Abatement Benefit to Variable Lease Cost		$ 7,700

[1] Included amortization and interest expense associated with operating lease right-of-use assets and the impact from remeasurement of operating lease liabilities.

[2] Included variable payments related to both lease and nonlease components, such as contingent rent payments made by the Company based on performance, and payments related to taxes, insurance, and maintenance costs, as well as the benefit of $7.7 million of rent abatements in Fiscal 2021 related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in the total payments required by the modified contract being substantially the same as or less than total payments required by the original contract.

[3] Refer to Note 9, “ASSET IMPAIRMENT,” for details related to operating lease right-of-use asset impairment charges.(4)The terms of the sublease agreement entered into by the Company during Fiscal 2020 related to one of its previous flagship store locations have not changed materially from that disclosed in Note 8, “LEASES,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA” of A&F’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2020. Sublease income is recognized in other operating (income) loss, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

[4] The terms of the sublease agreement entered into by the Company during Fiscal 2020 related to one of its previous flagship store locations have not changed materially from that disclosed in Note 8, “LEASES,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA” of A&F’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2020. Sublease income is recognized in other operating (income) loss, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).