Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	May 04, 2013	May 24, 2013
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 04, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	AEO
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000919012
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--02-01
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		192,671,985