SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 02, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-six Weeks Ended
	August 2, 2014			August 3, 2013			August 2, 2014			August 3, 2013
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	327,938		$	329,953		$	694,070		$	703,606
The Children’s Place International (1)	56,690			52,495			100,707			102,006
Total net sales	$	384,628		$	382,448		$	794,777		$	805,612
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	97,950		$	106,553		$	232,145		$	250,490
The Children’s Place International	21,168			19,629			35,234			38,960
Total gross profit	$	119,118		$	126,182		$	267,379		$	289,450
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	29.9		%	32.3		%	33.4		%	35.6		%
The Children’s Place International	37.3		%	37.4		%	35.0		%	38.2		%
Total gross margin	31.0		%	33.0		%	33.6		%	35.9		%
Operating income (loss):
The Children’s Place U.S. (2)	$	(17,058	)	$	(34,956	)	$	5,015		$	(7,021	)
The Children’s Place International (3)	561			(690		)	(1,429		)	(166		)
Total operating income (loss)	$	(16,497	)	$	(35,646	)	$	3,586		$	(7,187	)
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	(5.2		)%	(10.6		)%	0.7		%	(1.0		)%
The Children’s Place International	1.0		%	(1.3		)%	(1.4		)%	(0.2		)%
Total operating income (loss)	(4.3		)%	(9.3		)%	0.5		%	(0.9		)%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	13,395		$	13,922		$	25,767		$	28,481
The Children’s Place International	2,162			1,671			4,017			3,936
Total depreciation and amortization	$	15,557		$	15,593		$	29,784		$	32,417
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	14,377		$	14,300		$	28,216		$	32,274
The Children’s Place International	496			2,269			2,559			6,396
Total capital expenditures	$	14,873		$	16,569		$	30,775		$	38,670

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(1) Net sales from The Children's Place International are primarily derived from revenues from Canadian operations.

(2) Includes additional SG&A costs incurred related to restructuring, severance and reorganizations of approximately $1.1 million and $1.7 million for the Second Quarter 2014 and Second Quarter 2013, respectively, and $3.4 million and $2.2 million for Year-To-Date 2014 and Year-To-Date 2013, respectively. Also includes asset impairment charges of $3.0 million and $20.8 million for the Second Quarter 2014 and Second Quarter 2013, respectively.

(3) Includes a $1.0 million asset impairment charge for the Second Quarter 2013.

	August 2, 2014		February 1, 2014		August 3, 2013
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	843,696	$	824,893	$	797,025
The Children’s Place International	152,699		165,737		160,956
Total assets	$	996,395	$	990,630	$	957,981