Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity Statement - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]
Shares, Outstanding		62,399					40,901
Total Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stockholders’ equity		$ 1,033	$ 401,283		$ 2,149,470	$ (102,307)	$ (1,512,851)
Noncontrolling interests				$ 12,684
Total stockholders' equity	$ 949,312
Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, before Tax				938
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	41,768				41,768
Net (loss) income	42,706
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		(1,077)					1,077
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	(35,249)						$ (35,249)
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture		613					(613)
Shares Issued, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	(11,748)		(14,456)		(21,490)		$ 24,198
Share-based compensation expense	(8,450)		(8,450)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax	2,599
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(1,274)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	(4,846)			(4,846)
Shares, Outstanding		61,935					41,365
Total Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stockholders’ equity		$ 1,033	395,277		2,169,748	(100,982)	$ (1,523,902)
Noncontrolling interests				8,776
Total stockholders' equity	949,950
Shares, Outstanding		52,985					50,315
Total Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stockholders’ equity	826,090	$ 1,033	413,190		2,386,156	(114,706)	$ (1,859,583)
Noncontrolling interests	11,234			11,234
Total stockholders' equity	837,324
Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, before Tax				1,623
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(16,469)				(16,469)
Net (loss) income	(14,846)
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired		(3,260)					3,260
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method	(100,000)						$ (100,000)
Shares Issued, Shares, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture		717					(717)
Shares Issued, Value, Share-based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture	(13,925)		(23,134)		(18,880)		$ 28,089
Share-based compensation expense	(8,356)		(8,356)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax	1,712
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	(10,403)
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders	(3,413)			(3,413)
Shares, Outstanding		50,442					52,858
Total Abercrombie & Fitch Co. stockholders’ equity	695,361	$ 1,033	$ 398,412		$ 2,350,807	$ (123,397)	$ (1,931,494)
Noncontrolling interests	9,444			$ 9,444
Total stockholders' equity	$ 704,805