SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Fiscal Year Ended
	February 2, 2013			January 28, 2012			January 29, 2011
Net sales (1):
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	1,557,549		$	1,489,795		$	1,450,116
The Children’s Place Canada (2)	251,937			226,067			223,883
Total net sales	$	1,809,486		$	1,715,862		$	1,673,999
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	584,081		$	553,755		$	551,327
The Children’s Place Canada	107,359			105,894			108,794
Total gross profit	$	691,440		$	659,649		$	660,121
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	37.5		%	37.2		%	38.0		%
The Children’s Place Canada	42.6		%	46.8		%	48.6		%
Total gross margin	38.2		%	38.4		%	39.4		%
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S. (3)	$	68,346		$	76,531		$	87,803
The Children’s Place Canada (5)	21,369			28,912			41,407
Total operating income	$	89,715		$	105,443		$	129,210

Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	4.4		%	5.1		%	6.1		%
The Children’s Place Canada	8.5		%	12.8		%	18.5		%
Total operating income	5.0		%	6.1		%	7.7		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S. (4)	$	65,066		$	64,788		$	63,990
The Children’s Place Canada (5)	12,369			9,785			7,650
Total depreciation and amortization	$	77,435		$	74,573		$	71,640
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	75,945		$	66,690		$	78,401
The Children’s Place Canada	14,237			13,074			5,544
Total capital expenditures	$	90,182		$	79,764		$	83,945

14. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

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

(2) Includes approximately $8.4 million of revenue from international franchisees for Fiscal 2012. 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 $11.1 million for Fiscal 2012 and approximately $7.7 million of accelerated depreciation associated with the closure of the Northeast DC for Fiscal 2012.

(4) Includes approximately $7.7 million of accelerated depreciation associated with the closure of the Northeast DC for Fiscal 2012.

(5) The Company remodeled certain Canadian stores earlier than originally anticipated. Accelerated depreciation associated with these stores approximated $1.6 million and $1.0 million for Fiscal 2012 and Fiscal 2011, respectively.

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

	February 2, 2013		January 28, 2012
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	746,911	$	706,014
The Children’s Place Canada	176,499		160,238
Total assets	$	923,410	$	866,252

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: