SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 31, 2015			February 1, 2014			February 2, 2013
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	1,528,762		$	1,528,276		$	1,557,549
The Children’s Place International (1)	232,562			237,513			251,937
Total net sales	$	1,761,324		$	1,765,789		$	1,809,486
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	535,226		$	558,156		$	584,081
The Children’s Place International	87,074			97,365			107,359
Total gross profit	$	622,300		$	655,521		$	691,440
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	35.0		%	36.5		%	37.5		%
The Children’s Place International	37.4		%	41.0		%	42.6		%
Total gross margin	35.3		%	37.1		%	38.2		%
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S. (2)	$	63,586		$	60,267		$	68,346
The Children’s Place International (3)	16,457			16,016			21,369
Total operating income	$	80,043		$	76,283		$	89,715

Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	4.2		%	3.9		%	4.4		%
The Children’s Place International	7.1		%	6.7		%	8.5		%
Total operating income	4.5		%	4.3		%	5.0		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	52,565		$	55,595		$	65,066
The Children’s Place International	7,929			9,263			12,369
Total depreciation and amortization	$	60,494		$	64,858		$	77,435
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	68,847		$	64,486		$	75,945
The Children’s Place International	3,365			8,120			14,237
Total capital expenditures	$	72,212		$	72,606		$	90,182

13. SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

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

(2) Includes exit costs (income) associated with the closures of the West Coast DC and Northeast DC of approximately $(0.1) million and $(0.9) million for Fiscal 2014 and Fiscal 2013, respectively. Also includes a $10.5 million impairment charge for Fiscal 2014 and a $25.4 million impairment charge for Fiscal 2013. Also includes additional costs incurred related to corporate severance and reorganizations of approximately $7.1 million and $4.2 million for Fiscal 2014 and Fiscal 2013, respectively.

(3) Includes a $0.6 million and $4.2 million impairment charge for Fiscal 2014 and Fiscal 2013, respectively.

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

	January 31, 2015		February 1, 2014
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	805,462	$	824,893
The Children’s Place International	153,156		165,737
Total assets	$	958,618	$	990,630

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:

	January 31, 2015		February 1, 2014
Long-lived assets (1):
United States	$	289,820	$	283,059
Canada	22,697		31,046
Asia	1,242		1,399
Total long-lived assets	$	313,759	$	315,504