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SCHEDULE II
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 28, 2012
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]  
Schedule II
THE CHILDREN'S PLACE RETAIL STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)
Column A
 
Column B
 
Column C
 
Column D
 
Column E
 
 
Balance at beginning of year
 
Charged to expense
 
Deductions
 
Balance at end of year
Inventory markdown reserve (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal year ended January 28, 2012
 
$
11,174

 
$
2,454

 
$
(4,832
)
 
$
8,796

Fiscal year ended January 29, 2011
 
$
12,928

 
$
1,942

 
$
(3,696
)
 
$
11,174

Fiscal year ended January 30, 2010
 
$
13,083

 
$
3,269

 
$
(3,424
)
 
$
12,928


(1)
Reflects adjustment of out-of-season merchandise inventories to realizable value. Column C represents increases to the reserve and Column D represents decreases to the reserve based on quarterly assessments of the reserve. Markdowns are taken to sell through out-of-season merchandise inventory.