Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2022	Mar. 22, 2022	Jul. 30, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jan. 29, 2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--01-29
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39589
Entity Registrant Name	Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-1800912
Entity Address, Address Line One	1800 North Mason Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Katy
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77449
City Area Code	281
Local Phone Number	646-5200
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	ASO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 2.7
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,145,316
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Documents Incorporated by Reference: Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates certain information from the registrant's definite proxy statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within 120 days of the registrant's fiscal year end.
Entity Central Index Key	0001817358
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY