SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 27, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011			October 27, 2012			October 29, 2011
Net sales (1):
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	424,854		$	416,781		$	1,119,690		$	1,091,706
The Children’s Place Canada (2)	76,074			67,304			180,572			166,693
Total net sales	$	500,928		$	484,085		$	1,300,262		$	1,258,399
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	170,209		$	165,310		$	420,705		$	418,055
The Children’s Place Canada	35,994			34,741			76,528			81,208
Total gross profit	$	206,203		$	200,051		$	497,233		$	499,263
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	40.1		%	39.7		%	37.6		%	38.3		%
The Children’s Place Canada	47.3		%	51.6		%	42.4		%	48.7		%
Total gross margin	41.2		%	41.3		%	38.2		%	39.7		%
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S. (3)	$	38,050		$	41,196		$	45,364		$	62,182
The Children’s Place Canada (5)	12,189			13,252			13,319			25,264
Total operating income	$	50,239		$	54,448		$	58,683		$	87,446
Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	9.0		%	9.9		%	4.1		%	5.7		%
The Children’s Place Canada	16.0		%	19.7		%	7.4		%	15.2		%
Total operating income	10.0		%	11.2		%	4.5		%	6.9		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S. (4)	$	19,497		$	16,142		$	48,220		$	48,105
The Children’s Place Canada (5)	3,526			2,351			9,503			6,617
Total depreciation and amortization	$	23,023		$	18,493		$	57,723		$	54,722
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	24,783		$	14,154		$	60,073		$	53,849
The Children’s Place Canada	2,360			3,001			11,307			10,031
Total capital expenditures	$	27,143		$	17,155		$	71,380		$	63,880

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

(2) Includes approximately $5.5 million and $6.0 million of revenue from international franchisees for the Third Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012, respectively. There was no revenue from international franchisees prior to fiscal 2012.

(3) Includes exit costs associated with the closures of the West Coast DC and Northeast DC of approximately $0.6 million and $4.5 million for the Third Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012, respectively, and approximately $5.7 million of accelerated depreciation associated with the closure of the Northeast DC for the Third Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012.

(4) Includes approximately $5.7 million of accelerated depreciation associated with the closure of the Northeast DC for the Third Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012.

(5) The Company remodeled certain Canadian stores earlier than originally anticipated. Accelerated depreciation associated with these stores approximated $0.3 million and $1.6 million for the Third Quarter 2012 and Year-To-Date 2012, respectively.

	October 27, 2012		January 28, 2012		October 29, 2011
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	770,009	$	693,489	$	720,823
The Children’s Place Canada	169,896		157,160		153,357
Total assets	$	939,905	$	850,649	$	874,180