SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011			January 30, 2010
Net sales (1):
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	1,489,795		$	1,450,116		$	1,441,562
The Children’s Place Canada	226,067			223,883			202,025
Total net sales	$	1,715,862		$	1,673,999		$	1,643,587
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	557,577		$	555,888		$	559,865
The Children’s Place Canada	106,287			107,260			99,636
Total gross profit	$	663,864		$	663,148		$	659,501
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	37.4		%	38.3		%	38.8		%
The Children’s Place Canada	47.0		%	47.9		%	49.3		%
Total gross margin	38.7		%	39.6		%	40.1		%
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S. (2)	$	80,847		$	96,881		$	90,873
The Children’s Place Canada	29,160			39,455			39,199
Total operating income	$	110,007		$	136,336		$	130,072

Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	5.4		%	6.7		%	6.3		%
The Children’s Place Canada	12.9		%	17.6		%	19.4		%
Total operating income	6.4		%	8.1		%	7.9		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	64,788		$	63,990		$	64,258
The Children’s Place Canada	9,785			7,650			7,189
Total depreciation and amortization	$	74,573		$	71,640		$	71,447
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	66,690		$	78,401		$	55,965
The Children’s Place Canada	13,074			5,544			6,252
Total capital expenditures	$	79,764		$	83,945		$	62,217

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(1) All of the Company's foreign revenues are included in The Children's Place Canada segment.

14. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

(2) Included in Fiscal 2009 is approximately $2.0 million of exit costs related to the relocation of the Company's e-commerce fulfillment cente

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	January 28, 2012		January 29, 2011
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	693,489	$	720,951
The Children’s Place Canada	157,160		133,380
Total assets	$	850,649	$	854,331

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

The Company's long-lived assets are located in the following countries: