SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 28, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-six Weeks Ended
	July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011			July 28, 2012			July 30, 2011
Net sales (1):
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	310,053		$	294,417		$	694,836		$	674,925
The Children’s Place Canada	50,773			49,091			104,498			99,389
Total net sales	$	360,826		$	343,508		$	799,334		$	774,314
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	95,641		$	93,326		$	250,496		$	252,745
The Children’s Place Canada	18,602			22,239			40,534			46,467
Total gross profit	$	114,243		$	115,565		$	291,030		$	299,212
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	30.8		%	31.7		%	36.1		%	37.4		%
The Children’s Place Canada	36.6		%	45.3		%	38.8		%	46.8		%
Total gross margin	31.7		%	33.6		%	36.4		%	38.6		%
Operating income (loss):
The Children’s Place U.S. (2)	$	(25,239	)	$	(20,269	)	$	7,314		$	20,986
The Children’s Place Canada (3)	(1,650		)	4,491			1,130			12,012
Total operating income (loss)	$	(26,889	)	$	(15,778	)	$	8,444		$	32,998
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	(8.1		)%	(6.9		)%	1.1		%	3.1		%
The Children’s Place Canada	(3.2		)%	9.1		%	1.1		%	12.1		%
Total operating income (loss)	(7.5		)%	(4.6		)%	1.1		%	4.3		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	14,493		$	16,259		$	28,723		$	31,963
The Children’s Place Canada (3)	2,989			2,219			5,977			4,266
Total depreciation and amortization	$	17,482		$	18,478		$	34,700		$	36,229
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	16,130		$	18,324		$	35,290		$	39,695
The Children’s Place Canada	6,095			3,866			8,947			7,030
Total capital expenditures	$	22,225		$	22,190		$	44,237		$	46,725

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

(2) Exit costs associated with the Company's exit of its west coast distribution center approximated $3.1 million and $3.9 million for the Second Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012, respectively.

(3) The Company remodeled certain Canadian stores earlier than originally anticipated. Accelerated depreciation associated with these stores approximated $0.5 million and $1.4 million for the Second Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012, respectively.

	July 28, 2012		January 28, 2012		July 30, 2011
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	711,865	$	693,489	$	723,073
The Children’s Place Canada	156,685		157,160		150,178
Total assets	$	868,550	$	850,649	$	873,251