SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	October 29, 2011			October 30, 2010			October 29, 2011			October 30, 2010
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	416,781		$	388,423		$	1,091,706		$	1,059,165
The Children’s Place Canada	67,304			64,972			166,693			161,664
Total net sales	$	484,085		$	453,395		$	1,258,399		$	1,220,829
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	165,310		$	149,697		$	418,055		$	398,881
The Children’s Place Canada	34,741			32,646			81,208			76,740
Total gross profit	$	200,051		$	182,343		$	499,263		$	475,621
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	39.7		%	38.5		%	38.3		%	37.7		%
The Children’s Place Canada	51.6		%	50.2		%	48.7		%	47.5		%
Total gross margin	41.3		%	40.2		%	39.7		%	39.0		%
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	41,196		$	35,210		$	62,182		$	57,077
The Children’s Place Canada	13,252			14,831			25,264			27,530
Total operating income	$	54,448		$	50,041		$	87,446		$	84,607
Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	9.9		%	9.1		%	5.7		%	5.4		%
The Children’s Place Canada	19.7		%	22.8		%	15.2		%	17.0		%
Total operating income	11.2		%	11.0		%	6.9		%	6.9		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	16,142		$	15,836		$	48,105		$	47,899
The Children’s Place Canada	2,351			1,902			6,617			5,663
Total depreciation and amortization	$	18,493		$	17,738		$	54,722		$	53,562
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	14,154		$	13,817		$	53,849		$	58,792
The Children’s Place Canada	3,001			2,530			10,031			4,513
Total capital expenditures	$	17,155		$	16,347		$	63,880		$	63,305

	October 29, 2011		January 29, 2011		October 30, 2010
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	720,823	$	720,951	$	748,764
The Children’s Place Canada	153,357		133,380		126,679
Total assets	$	874,180	$	854,331	$	875,443