SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Feb. 02, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment level financial information

	Fiscal Year Ended
	February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018		January 28, 2017
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	1,727,907	$	1,650,620	$	1,567,556
The Children’s Place International(1)	210,177		219,655		217,760
Total net sales	$	1,938,084	$	1,870,275	$	1,785,316
Operating income:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	86,983	$	132,152	$	113,376
The Children’s Place International	24,345		29,358		34,032
Total operating income	$	111,328	$	161,510	$	147,408

Operating income as a percent of net sales:
The Children’s Place U.S.	5.0		%	8.0		%	7.2		%
The Children’s Place International	11.6		%	13.4		%	15.6		%
Total operating income	5.7		%	8.6		%	8.3		%
Depreciation and amortization:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	61,487		$	60,732		$	58,626
The Children’s Place International	7,397			7,427			7,108
Total depreciation and amortization	$	68,884		$	68,159		$	65,734
Capital expenditures:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	67,476		$	57,360		$	33,447
The Children’s Place International	3,638			1,297			1,237
Total capital expenditures	$	71,114		$	58,657		$	34,684

(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.

	February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
The Children’s Place U.S.	$	651,728	$	750,670
The Children’s Place International	75,318		189,558
Total assets	$	727,046	$	940,228

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:

	February 2, 2019		February 3, 2018
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets(1):
United States	$	261,932	$	258,660
Canada	10,718		11,119
Asia	1,251		1,247
Total long-lived assets	$	273,901	$	271,026

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