SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Aug. 01, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Twenty-six Weeks Ended
	August 1, 2015			August 2, 2014			August 1, 2015			August 2, 2014
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	316,212		$	327,938		$	679,357		$	694,070
The Children’s Place International (1)	50,243			56,690			91,963			100,707
Total net sales	$	366,455		$	384,628		$	771,320		$	794,777
Gross profit:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	95,604		$	97,950		$	232,124		$	232,145
The Children’s Place International	19,400			21,168			34,989			35,234
Total gross profit	$	115,004		$	119,118		$	267,113		$	267,379
Gross Margin:
The Children’s Place U.S.	30.2		%	29.9		%	34.2		%	33.4		%
The Children’s Place International	38.6		%	37.3		%	38.0		%	35.0		%
Total gross margin	31.4		%	31.0		%	34.6		%	33.6		%
Operating income (loss):
The Children’s Place U.S. (2)	$	(23,041	)	$	(17,058	)	$	(764	)	$	5,015
The Children’s Place International	2,923			561			3,850			(1,429		)
Total operating income (loss)	$	(20,118	)	$	(16,497	)	$	3,086		$	3,586
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	(7.3		)%	(5.2		)%	(0.1		)%	0.7		%
The Children’s Place International	5.8		%	1.0		%	4.2		%	(1.4		)%
Total operating income (loss)	(5.5		)%	(4.3		)%	0.4		%	0.5		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	13,599		$	13,395		$	26,469		$	25,767
The Children’s Place International	1,653			2,162			3,177			4,017
Total depreciation and amortization	$	15,252		$	15,557		$	29,646		$	29,784
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	9,512		$	14,377		$	19,447		$	28,216
The Children’s Place International	574			496			702			2,559
Total capital expenditures	$	10,086		$	14,873		$	20,149		$	30,775

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

⁽²⁾  Includes costs incurred related to a class action wage and hour legal settlement, proxy contest costs, a sales tax audit, asset impairment charges and costs arising out of the restructuring of certain store and corporate operations, of approximately $10.3 million and $13.7 million for the Second Quarter 2015 and Year-To-Date 2015, respectively. Includes additional costs incurred related to asset impairment charges and costs arising out of the restructuring of certain store and corporate operations, of approximately $4.1 million and $6.4 million for Second Quarter 2014 and the Year-To-Date 2014, respectively.

	August 1, 2015		January 31, 2015		August 2, 2014
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	815,886	$	805,462	$	843,696
The Children’s Place International	146,068		153,156		152,699
Total assets	$	961,954	$	958,618	$	996,395