Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended	46 Months Ended
	Dec. 16, 2005	Oct. 29, 2011
Contingencies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Additional plaintiffs		10
A&F present and former directors	9
Southern District of Ohio [Member]
Contingencies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Purported Class action securities cases filed, subsequently filed	3
OHIO [Member]
Contingencies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Purported Class action securities cases filed, subsequently filed	1
Derivative Action [Member]
Contingencies (Textuals) [Abstract]
Purported Class action securities cases filed, subsequently filed	4