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INCOME TAXES
9 Months Ended
Oct. 28, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rates for the thirteen weeks ended October 28, 2012 and October 30, 2011 were 20.9% and 32.1%, respectively. The effective income tax rates for the thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2012 and October 30, 2011 were 23.6% and 33.3%, respectively.
The effective income tax rates for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 28, 2012 were lower than the United States statutory rate due to the benefit of the overall lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns. Also contributing to the rate differential was the continuation of the tax synergies resulting from the Tommy Hilfiger acquisition and a benefit resulting from refunds related to previously unclaimed tax credits, partially offset by state and local taxes.
The effective income tax rates for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2011 were slightly lower than the United States statutory rate due to the benefit of the overall lower tax rates in international jurisdictions where the Company files tax returns, largely offset by state and local taxes and foreign earnings taxed in the United States.