SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
		Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020		Jan. 30, 2021	Feb. 01, 2020	Feb. 02, 2019
Segment information
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use		$ 598	$ 4,731	[1]	$ 38,527	$ 6,039	$ 6,096
Percentage of entity-wide sales qualifying purchaser as major customer (as a percent)					10.00%
Net sales:
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax		472,897	513,019	[1]	$ 1,522,598	1,870,667	1,938,084
Gross Profit:
Gross Profit		139,779	166,358	[1]	333,251	655,305	683,596
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)		14,389	29,533	[1]	$ (199,915)	$ 96,358	$ 111,328
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)					(13.10%)	5.20%	5.70%
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization		16,000	18,911	[1]	$ 66,405	$ 74,788	$ 68,884
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures					30,585	57,502	71,114
Business Exit Costs			0		0	0	(1,055)
Total assets:
Total assets		1,140,127	1,181,397		1,140,127	1,181,397
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	[2]	547,465	718,576		547,465	718,576
The Children's Place U.S.
Net sales:
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax						1,671,165	1,727,907
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)					$ (196,565)	$ 77,989	$ 86,983	[3]
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)					(14.30%)	4.70%	5.00%
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization					$ 61,074	$ 67,416	$ 61,487
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures					29,955	56,598	67,476
Total assets:
Total assets		1,054,339	1,080,665		1,054,339	1,080,665
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	[2]	521,304	673,432		521,304	673,432
The Children's Place Canada [Member]
Net sales:
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	[4]				150,519	199,502
Operating income (loss):
Total operating income (loss)					$ (3,350)	$ 18,369	$ 24,345
Operating income (loss) as a percent of net sales:
Total operating income (loss) (as a percent)					(2.20%)	9.20%	11.60%
Depreciation and amortization:
Total depreciation and amortization					$ 5,331	$ 7,372	$ 7,397
Capital expenditures:
Total capital expenditures					630	904	$ 3,638
Total assets:
Total assets		85,788	100,732		85,788	100,732
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	[2]	25,355	44,236		25,355	44,236
The Children's Place Asia [Member] [Member]
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Entity's Country of Domicile	[2]	$ 806	$ 908		$ 806	$ 908

[1] Fiscal Year Ended February 1, 2020 First
QuarterSecond
QuarterThird
QuarterFourth
Quarter(in thousands, except earnings per share)Net sales$412,382 $420,470 $524,796 $513,019 Gross profit151,976 138,846 198,125 166,358 Selling, general, and administrative expenses128,006 116,417 120,514 113,183 Asset impairment charges348 121 839 4,731 Other (income) costs— — — — Depreciation and amortization18,584 18,472 18,821 18,911 Operating income 5,038 3,836 57,951 29,533 Income before provision for income taxes3,327 1,558 55,796 27,736 Provision (benefit) for income taxes(1,163)35 12,748 3,497 Net income $4,490 $1,523 $43,048 $24,239 Diluted earnings per share$0.28 $0.10 $2.77 $1.61 Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding16,107 15,859 15,546 15,101 Cash dividends declared and paid per common share$0.56 $0.56 $0.56 $0.56 

[2] raphic Information     The Company’s long-lived assets are located in the following countries: January 30,
2021February 1,
2020(In thousands) Long-lived assets(1): United States$521,304 $673,432 Canada25,355 44,236 Asia806 908 Total long-lived assets$547,465 $718,576  ____________________________________________ (1)The Company’s long-lived assets are comprised of net property and equipment, ROU assets, tradenames, and other assets.

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[4] Net sales from The Children’s Place International are primarily derived from revenues from Canadian operations.