SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 28, 2017

Schedule of segment level financial information



	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016		January 31, 2015
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	1,567,556	$	1,518,117	$	1,528,762
The Children’s Place International⁽¹⁾	217,760		207,660		232,562
Total net sales	$	1,785,316	$	1,725,777	$	1,761,324
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S.⁽²⁾	$	113,376	$	65,221	$	63,586
The Children’s Place International⁽³⁾	34,032		24,859		16,457
Total operating income	$	147,408	$	90,080	$	80,043



Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	7.2		%	4.3		%	4.2		%
The Children’s Place International	15.6		%	12.0		%	7.1		%
Total operating income	8.3		%	5.2		%	4.5		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	58,626		$	55,937		$	52,565
The Children’s Place International	7,108			6,748			7,929
Total depreciation and amortization	$	65,734		$	62,685		$	60,494
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	33,447		$	41,304		$	68,847
The Children’s Place International	1,237			841			3,365
Total capital expenditures	$	34,684		$	42,145		$	72,212


(1)	Net sales from The Children's Place International are primarily derived from revenues from Canadian operations. Our foreign subsidiaries, primarily in Canada, have operating results based in foreign currencies and are thus subject to the fluctuations of the corresponding translation rates into U.S. dollars.

(2)

Includes a $3.8 million, $1.7 million and a $10.5 million asset impairment charge for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014, respectively. Also includes additional (income)/costs incurred related to corporate severance and reorganizations of approximately $(0.2) million, $6.0 million and $7.1 million for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014, respectively. Fiscal 2016 also includes approximately $1.9 million of costs related to foreign exchange control penalties partially offset by approximately $1.6 million of income related to a favorable legal settlement. Fiscal 2015 also includes costs incurred related to a class action wage and hour legal settlement, proxy contest costs and a sales tax audit of approximately $12.1 million.


(3)	Includes a $0.2 million, $0.7 million and $0.6 million asset impairment charge for Fiscal 2016, Fiscal 2015 and Fiscal 2014, respectively.



	January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	735,953	$	748,975
The Children’s Place International	174,546		148,973
Total assets	$	910,499	$	897,948

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

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Company's long-lived assets are located in the following countries:



	January 28, 2017		January 30, 2016
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets⁽¹⁾:
United States	$	253,940	$	276,612
Canada	14,385		16,212
Asia	1,277		1,586
Total long-lived assets	$	269,602	$	294,410

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